This is the release commit being forwarded back to main for 1.26.1
Please ensure:
- [x] Everything looks ok in the PR
- [x] The release has been published
To make edits to this PR:
```shell
git fetch upstream forward_v1.26.1 && git checkout -b forward_v1.26.1 upstream/forward_v1.26.1
```
Don't need this PR? Close it.
cc @cjihrig
Co-authored-by: cjihrig <cjihrig@users.noreply.github.com>
