diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3dcf51a9..91d93fb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   # verify build on one node before multiple builds on different os are started
   fail-fast-build:
-    name: verify (ubuntu-latest, 2026-06)
+    name: verify (ubuntu-latest, 2026-09)
     timeout-minutes: 30
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -65,19 +65,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
-        targetPlatform: [ 2026-06 ]
+        targetPlatform: [ 2026-09 ]
         exclude:
           # exclude the fail-fast-build, which already ran
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            targetPlatform: 2026-06
+            targetPlatform: 2026-09
         # run other target platforms only on linux
         include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            targetPlatform: 2026-06
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             targetPlatform: 2026-03
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             targetPlatform: 2025-12
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            targetPlatform: 2025-09
       fail-fast: true
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index 7a1d1fab..14e91467 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ Eclipse Update Site:
 This is a minor release.
 
 ### 🚀 New and noteworthy
+* Support for Eclipse 2026-09 added
+* Support for Eclipse 2025-09 removed
 
 ### 🐛 Fixed Issues
 
 ### ✨ Merged pull requests
+* [#462](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-eclipse-plugin/pull/462): Support eclipse 2026-09 - [Andreas Dangel](https://github.com/adangel) (@adangel)
 
 ### 📦 Dependency updates
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d39b5dea..21de4843 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <target.platform>2026-06</target.platform>
+    <target.platform>2026-09</target.platform>
 
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     <!-- https://github.com/eclipse/tycho/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md and https://github.com/eclipse-tycho/tycho/releases -->
@@ -507,15 +507,6 @@
               <artifactId>tycho-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
               <configuration>
                 <argLine>-XstartOnFirstThread</argLine>
-                <dependencies combine.children="append">
-                  <!--this dependency is needed to detect and set the default VM correctly on Mac OS,
-                  https://github.com/eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.debug/tree/master/org.eclipse.jdt.launching.macosx -->
-                  <dependency>
-                    <artifactId>org.eclipse.jdt.launching.macosx</artifactId>
-                    <type>eclipse-plugin</type>
-                    <version>0.0.0</version>
-                  </dependency>
-                </dependencies>
               </configuration>
             </plugin>
           </plugins>
diff --git a/target-platforms/2025-09.target b/target-platforms/2026-09.target
similarity index 61%
rename from target-platforms/2025-09.target
rename to target-platforms/2026-09.target
index 255659cb..a6e38215 100644
--- a/target-platforms/2025-09.target
+++ b/target-platforms/2026-09.target
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde?>
 <!-- generated with https://github.com/eclipse-cbi/targetplatform-dsl -->
-<target name="2025-09 (4.37)" sequenceNumber="1757604830">
+<target name="2026-09 (4.41)" sequenceNumber="1789415020">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="planner" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="false" type="InstallableUnit">
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.platform.feature.group" version="4.37.0.v20250905-0730"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group" version="3.20.300.v20250905-1111"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group" version="3.39.0.v202508302230"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.pde.feature.group" version="3.16.400.v20250905-0730"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.platform.feature.group" version="4.41.0.v20260828-1142"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group" version="3.20.700.v20260828-1142"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group" version="3.43.0.v202608191613"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.pde.feature.group" version="3.16.800.v20260828-1142"/>
       <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
       <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
       <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.ide.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
       <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.generator.feature.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
       <unit id="org.junit" version="4.13.2.v20240929-1000"/>
       <unit id="org.junit.source" version="4.13.2.v20240929-1000"/>
-      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2025-09/"/>
+      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2026-09/"/>
+    </location>
+    <location includeMode="planner" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="false" type="InstallableUnit">
+      <unit id="org.apache.commons.commons-io" version="2.22.0"/>
+      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/simrel/orbit-aggregation/2026-09"/>
     </location>
   </locations>
   <targetJRE path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-21"/>
diff --git a/target-platforms/2025-09.tpd b/target-platforms/2026-09.tpd
similarity index 69%
rename from target-platforms/2025-09.tpd
rename to target-platforms/2026-09.tpd
index 0b8fa099..4710bd6d 100644
--- a/target-platforms/2025-09.tpd
+++ b/target-platforms/2026-09.tpd
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // https://github.com/eclipse-simrel/.github/blob/main/wiki/Simultaneous_Release.md
-target "2025-09 (4.37)"
+target "2026-09 (4.41)"
 with source requirements environment JavaSE-21
-location "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2025-09/" {
+location "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2026-09/" {
 	org.eclipse.platform.feature.group
 	org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group
 	org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ location "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2025-09/" {
 	org.junit
 	org.junit.source
 }
+location "https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/simrel/orbit-aggregation/2026-09" {
+	org.apache.commons.commons-io
+}