diff --git a/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue.json b/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue.json
index 595a91e..3a8b199 100644
--- a/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue.json
+++ b/rulesets/nixpkgs/require-merge-queue.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "include": [
         "~DEFAULT_BRANCH",
         "refs/heads/release-25.11"
+        "refs/heads/release-26.05"
       ]
     }
   },