diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yml
index 68074207..08dc03a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-merge.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2025 Intel Corporation
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (C) 2026 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 name: Pre-Merge CI Pipeline
 
 on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
   pull_request:
-    branches: ['main', 'release-[0-9]+.[0-9]+.*']
+    branches: ['main', 'release-*']
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/2026.0/kpi_2026.0.rst b/docs/release_notes/2026.0/kpi_2026.0.rst
index ee8ef865..3f9a3087 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes/2026.0/kpi_2026.0.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes/2026.0/kpi_2026.0.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 2026.0 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
 =======================================================
 
-For 2026.0 release the following KPI goals were met that assured the quality
+For 2026.0 release, the following KPI goals were met that assured the quality
 and proficiency of |software_prod_name|.
 
 Key Performance Indicators for Cloud Based Edge Orchestrator
@@ -16,22 +16,22 @@ Key Performance Indicators for Cloud Based Edge Orchestrator
      - Measurement
    * - AWS Cloud Infrastructure preparation
      - 60 minutes
-     - ~48 minutes
+     - ~47 minutes
    * - Edge Orchestrator deployment
      - 30 minutes
-     - ~29 minutes
+     - ~37 minutes
    * - Edge Node Onboarding and Provisioning (Ubuntu OS)
      - 15 minutes
      - ~11 minutes (Intel® Core™ processor)
    * - Edge Node Onboarding and Provisioning (Edge Microvisor Toolkit)
      - 10 minutes
-     - ~5 minutes ( Intel® Core™ processor)
+     - ~6 minutes ( Intel® Core™ processor)
    * - Edge Cluster Creation
-     - 2 minutes
-     - ~1.40 minutes
+     - 3 minutes
+     - ~1.20 minutes
    * - Edge Cluster Deletion
      - 5 minutes
-     - ~35 seconds
+     - ~30 seconds
    * - Creating a Deployment Package
      - 5 minutes
      - ~90 seconds
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Key Performance Indicators for On-premises Edge Orchestrator
      - Measurement
    * - Edge Orchestrator Installation
      - 90 minutes
-     - ~40 minutes
+     - ~39 minutes
    * - Edge Node Onboarding and Provisioning (Ubuntu)
      - 15 minutes
      - ~10 minutes (Intel® Core™ processor)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Key Performance Indicators for On-premises Edge Orchestrator
      - ~4 minutes (Intel® Core™ processor)
    * - Edge Cluster Creation
      - 2 minutes
-     - ~1.35 minutes
+     - ~1.20 minutes
    * - Edge Cluster Deletion
      - 5 minutes
      - ~26 seconds
@@ -70,4 +70,3 @@ Key Performance Indicators for On-premises Edge Orchestrator
    * - Deploying Application to Edge Node
      - 15 minutes
      - ~5 minutes
-
diff --git a/docs/release_notes/2026.0/rel_notes_2026.0.rst b/docs/release_notes/2026.0/rel_notes_2026.0.rst
index 520e9640..6fe68f48 100644
--- a/docs/release_notes/2026.0/rel_notes_2026.0.rst
+++ b/docs/release_notes/2026.0/rel_notes_2026.0.rst
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ Device Provisioning
   window. In this case, upgrade to the premium account or wait to
   provision more edge nodes.
 
+Day-2 Operations
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+* Ubuntu OS update with apt repository configuration in os-update-policy
+  is failing. The workaround is to update the apt repository configuration
+  directly on the edge node and then perform the OS update.
+
 Out-of-band device management
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 * For Intel® AMT or Intel® Standard Manageability issues see