diff --git a/tools/gyp/CHANGELOG.md b/tools/gyp/CHANGELOG.md
index 74dbc82832719c..31f4d258746885 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tools/gyp/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.21.0](https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/compare/v0.20.5...v0.21.0) (2025-11-04)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for Visual Studio 2026 ([#319](https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/issues/319)) ([cb13bbc](https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/commit/cb13bbc4ab7a7d86b51221b39ebee4281e1d3e19))
+
 ## [0.20.5](https://github.com/nodejs/gyp-next/compare/v0.20.4...v0.20.5) (2025-10-13)
 
 
diff --git a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSVersion.py b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSVersion.py
index 09baf44b2b0f8a..2d8e4ceab9a94c 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSVersion.py
+++ b/tools/gyp/pylib/gyp/MSVSVersion.py
@@ -270,6 +270,18 @@ def _CreateVersion(name, path, sdk_based=False):
     if path:
         path = os.path.normpath(path)
     versions = {
+        "2026": VisualStudioVersion(
+            "2026",
+            "Visual Studio 2026",
+            solution_version="12.00",
+            project_version="18.0",
+            flat_sln=False,
+            uses_vcxproj=True,
+            path=path,
+            sdk_based=sdk_based,
+            default_toolset="v145",
+            compatible_sdks=["v8.1", "v10.0"],
+        ),
         "2022": VisualStudioVersion(
             "2022",
             "Visual Studio 2022",
@@ -462,6 +474,7 @@ def _DetectVisualStudioVersions(versions_to_check, force_express):
         "15.0": "2017",
         "16.0": "2019",
         "17.0": "2022",
+        "18.0": "2026",
     }
     versions = []
     for version in versions_to_check:
@@ -537,7 +550,18 @@ def SelectVisualStudioVersion(version="auto", allow_fallback=True):
     if version == "auto":
         version = os.environ.get("GYP_MSVS_VERSION", "auto")
     version_map = {
-        "auto": ("17.0", "16.0", "15.0", "14.0", "12.0", "10.0", "9.0", "8.0", "11.0"),
+        "auto": (
+            "18.0",
+            "17.0",
+            "16.0",
+            "15.0",
+            "14.0",
+            "12.0",
+            "10.0",
+            "9.0",
+            "8.0",
+            "11.0",
+        ),
         "2005": ("8.0",),
         "2005e": ("8.0",),
         "2008": ("9.0",),
@@ -552,6 +576,7 @@ def SelectVisualStudioVersion(version="auto", allow_fallback=True):
         "2017": ("15.0",),
         "2019": ("16.0",),
         "2022": ("17.0",),
+        "2026": ("18.0",),
     }
     if override_path := os.environ.get("GYP_MSVS_OVERRIDE_PATH"):
         msvs_version = os.environ.get("GYP_MSVS_VERSION")
diff --git a/tools/gyp/pyproject.toml b/tools/gyp/pyproject.toml
index adc82c3350151f..cd4f0383fd37c7 100644
--- a/tools/gyp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/tools/gyp/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "gyp-next"
-version = "0.20.5"
+version = "0.21.0"
 authors = [
   { name="Node.js contributors", email="ryzokuken@disroot.org" },
 ]