diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 67daa209c7..558dbec973 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
               owner,
               repo,
               workflow_id: 938271, // ci-artifacts.yml
+              branch: 'main',
               status: 'success',
               per_page: 1
             })
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
index 0d3a539de0..f0ed8020b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           sparse-checkout: |
             ui-tests
 
-      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
         id: restore-wt
         with:
           key: wt-${{ env.WT_VERSION }}
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ui-tests
         run: |
           powershell -File setup-portable-wt.ps1 -WtVersion $env:WT_VERSION -DestDir $env:RUNNER_TEMP
-      - uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+      - uses: actions/cache/save@v6
         if: steps.restore-wt.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         with:
           key: wt-${{ env.WT_VERSION }}
           path: ${{ runner.temp }}/wt.zip
-      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
         id: restore-ahk
         with:
           key: ahk-${{ env.AUTOHOTKEY_VERSION }}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -L -o "$RUNNER_TEMP/ahk.zip" \
             https://github.com/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey/releases/download/v$AUTOHOTKEY_VERSION/AutoHotkey_$AUTOHOTKEY_VERSION.zip
-      - uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+      - uses: actions/cache/save@v6
         if: steps.restore-ahk.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         with:
           key: ahk-${{ env.AUTOHOTKEY_VERSION }}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           "$WINDIR/system32/tar.exe" -C "$RUNNER_TEMP/ahk" -xf "$RUNNER_TEMP/ahk.zip" &&
           cygpath -aw "$RUNNER_TEMP/ahk" >>$GITHUB_PATH
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6 # the hook uses node for the background process
-      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v5
+      - uses: actions/cache/restore@v6
         id: restore-win32-openssh
         with:
           key: win32-openssh-${{ env.WIN32_OPENSSH_VERSION }}
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -fLo "$RUNNER_TEMP/win32-openssh.zip" \
             https://github.com/PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH/releases/download/v$WIN32_OPENSSH_VERSION/OpenSSH-Win64.zip
-      - uses: actions/cache/save@v5
+      - uses: actions/cache/save@v6
         if: steps.restore-win32-openssh.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         with:
           key: win32-openssh-${{ env.WIN32_OPENSSH_VERSION }}
diff --git a/winsup/cygserver/cygserver-config b/winsup/cygserver/cygserver-config
index 1f0603f68c..6fc3e06ae0 100755
--- a/winsup/cygserver/cygserver-config
+++ b/winsup/cygserver/cygserver-config
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ then
     exit 1
   fi
   chmod 664 "${SYSCONFDIR}/cygserver.conf"
-  chown 18.544 "${SYSCONFDIR}/cygserver.conf"
+  chown 18:544 "${SYSCONFDIR}/cygserver.conf"
 fi
 
 # On NT ask if cygserver should be installed as service
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ then
       echo "To start it, call \`net start ${service_name}' or \`cygrunsrv -S ${service_name}'."
     fi
     touch "${LOCALSTATEDIR}/log/cygserver.log"
-    chown 18.544 "${LOCALSTATEDIR}/log/cygserver.log"
+    chown 18:544 "${LOCALSTATEDIR}/log/cygserver.log"
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/clipboard.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/clipboard.cc
index 12691c7c16..116feb5994 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/clipboard.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/clipboard.cc
@@ -25,11 +25,28 @@ details. */
 static inline bool
 open_clipboard ()
 {
-  const int max_retry = 10;
+  const int max_retry = 20;
   for (int i = 0; i < max_retry; i++)
     {
+      /* No appropriate HWND exists here. */
       if (OpenClipboard (NULL))
-	return true;
+	{
+	  /* SetClipboardData() and GetClipboardData() occasionally
+	     fail with ERROR_CLIPBOARD_NOT_OPEN, even though
+	     OpenClipboard() succeeded if NULL HWND is used.
+	     Retry until GetClipboardData() does not return
+	     ERROR_CLIPBOARD_NOT_OPEN. */
+	  if (GetClipboardData (CF_UNICODETEXT))
+	    return true;
+	  DWORD err = GetLastError ();
+	  /* Here, ERROR_NOT_FOUND means the clipboard does not contains
+	     valid CF_UNICODETEXT. OpenClipboard() must have succeeded. */
+	  if (err == ERROR_NOT_FOUND)
+	    return true;
+	  CloseClipboard ();
+	  if (err != ERROR_CLIPBOARD_NOT_OPEN)
+	    return false;
+	}
       Sleep (1);
     }
   return false;
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/console.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/console.cc
index 561c130e18..3de1bcadad 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/console.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler/console.cc
@@ -1401,9 +1401,21 @@ fhandler_console::process_input_message (size_t len)
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
-	      WCHAR second = unicode_char >= 0xd800 && unicode_char <= 0xdbff
-		  && i + 1 < total_read ?
-		  input_rec[i + 1].Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar : 0;
+	      WCHAR second = 0;
+	      DWORD second_pos = i;
+	      if (unicode_char >= 0xd800 && unicode_char <= 0xdbff)
+		for (DWORD j = i + 1; j < total_read; j++)
+		  {
+		    /* Do not check bKeyDown. bKeyDown is 0 for surrogate
+		       pair in legacy console */
+		    if (input_rec[j].EventType == KEY_EVENT &&
+			input_rec[j].Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar)
+		      {
+			second = input_rec[j].Event.KeyEvent.uChar.UnicodeChar;
+			second_pos = j;
+			break;
+		      }
+		  }
 
 	      if (second < 0xdc00 || second > 0xdfff)
 		{
@@ -1414,7 +1426,7 @@ fhandler_console::process_input_message (size_t len)
 		  /* handle surrogate pairs */
 		  WCHAR pair[2] = { unicode_char, second };
 		  nread = sys_wcstombs (tmp + 1, 59, pair, 2);
-		  i++;
+		  i = second_pos;
 		}
 
 	      /* Determine if the keystroke is modified by META.  The tricky
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h b/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h
index 4d41d6f4b0..72aa76de1d 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/include/cygwin/version.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ details. */
    changes to the DLL and is mainly informative in nature. */
 
 #define CYGWIN_VERSION_DLL_MAJOR 3006
-#define CYGWIN_VERSION_DLL_MINOR 9
+#define CYGWIN_VERSION_DLL_MINOR 10
 
 /* CYGWIN_VERSION_DLL_COMBINED gives us a single number representing the
    combined DLL major and minor numbers. */
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.6.10 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.6.10
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..825ed3a625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.6.10
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Fixes:
+------
+
+- Fix deadlock in console teardown that arises from pseudo console.
+  Addresses: https://github.com/msys2/msys2-runtime/issues/338
+
+- Fix handling of surrogate pair in legacy console.
+
+- Fix behaviour with OPEN_MAX files open
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2026-May/259664.html
+
+- Add workaround for clipboard access error.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2026-February/259438.html
+
+- Fix broken cursor position report resonse when a non-cygwin app starts.
+  Addresses: https://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/2026-June/259776.html
+
+- Fix race issue between starting and exiting non-cygwin apps in pty.
+
+- Fix CR/NL conversion in accept_input() for pty.
+
+- Ensure the cons_master_thread runs only when it is really supposed to.
+
+- Fix NOFLSH behaviour in console a bit.
+
+- Fix typeahead input in console for bash.
+
+- Fix a pty race issue at startup of cygwin and non-cygwin processes
+  where the different pipe mode (nat or cyg) is required.
+
+- Fix non-cygwin inferior crash in gdb when it is launched repeatedly
+  in a pty.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/3.6.8 b/winsup/cygwin/release/3.6.9
similarity index 100%
rename from winsup/cygwin/release/3.6.8
rename to winsup/cygwin/release/3.6.9
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/syscalls.cc b/winsup/cygwin/syscalls.cc
index 6a935aac63..3ad2039321 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/syscalls.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/syscalls.cc
@@ -1547,6 +1547,13 @@ open (const char *unix_path, int flags, ...)
 	  fh = fh_file;
 	}
 
+      /* Reserve an fdtable entry here, before calling open_with_arch() below.
+         Otherwise there's a tiny chance of hitting OPEN_MAX further on which
+         could create a new file without any way for Cygwin to refer to it. */
+      cygheap_fdnew fd;
+      if (fd < 0)
+        __leave;		/* errno already set */
+
       if (fh->dev () == FH_PROCESSFD && fh->pc.follow_fd_symlink ())
 	{
 	  /* Reopen file by descriptor */
@@ -1573,14 +1580,6 @@ open (const char *unix_path, int flags, ...)
 	try_to_bin (fh->pc, fh->get_handle (), DELETE,
 		    FILE_OPEN_FOR_BACKUP_INTENT);
 
-      cygheap_fdnew fd;
-
-      if (fd < 0)
-	{
-	  fh->close();
-	  __leave;		/* errno already set */
-	}
-
       fd = fh;
       if (fd <= 2)
 	set_std_handle (fd);
diff --git a/winsup/utils/dumper.cc b/winsup/utils/dumper.cc
index 994f9b683c..ac261d03c5 100644
--- a/winsup/utils/dumper.cc
+++ b/winsup/utils/dumper.cc
@@ -827,14 +827,14 @@ dumper::prepare_core_dump ()
       p->section = new_section;
       int section_count = 1;
 
-      bfd_boolean filehdr = 0;
-      bfd_boolean phdrs = 0;
+      bool filehdr = false;
+      bool phdrs = false;
 
       bfd_vma at = 0;
-      bfd_boolean valid_at = 0;
+      bool valid_at = false;
 
       flagword flags = 0;
-      bfd_boolean valid_flags = 1;
+      bool valid_flags = true;
 
       if (p->type == pr_ent_memory)
 	{