**Motion 234 upgrading Kusama Runtime to v2026 is up for vote**

  Update priority: **Medium** (timely upgrade recommended) due to changes: Fixes logging of target names with dashes ([#7281](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/7281)), No longer actively open legacy substreams ([#7076](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/7076)), Make queryStorage and storagePairs unsafe RPC functions ([#7342](https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/7342)). 

Release notes and hash can be found [here](https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/releases/tag/v0.8.26). All council members please vote at your earliest convenience.

- Motion 234 is about upgrading Kusama Runtime to version 2026.
- It has a medium priority, meaning it should be done soon.
- The upgrade fixes logging issues with names that have dashes.
- It stops using old substreams that are no longer needed.
- It makes some RPC functions unsafe for better security.
- Council members are asked to vote on this upgrade as soon as possible.
- More details and the release notes can be found on GitHub.

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