diff --git a/.buildkite/commands/run-unit-tests-for-scheme.sh b/.buildkite/commands/run-unit-tests-for-scheme.sh
index 4a906423ae36..40d2602d8766 100755
--- a/.buildkite/commands/run-unit-tests-for-scheme.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/commands/run-unit-tests-for-scheme.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 SCHEME="${1:?Usage $0 SCHEME}"
 DEVICE="iPhone 17"
-OS_VERSION="26.0"
+OS_VERSION="26.1"
 
 if "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/should-skip-job.sh" --job-type validation; then
   exit 0
diff --git a/.xcode-version b/.xcode-version
index facd73a33220..124b7a2cd061 100644
--- a/.xcode-version
+++ b/.xcode-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-26.0
+26.1.1
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e682d9bafadb..f54d95d9c302 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ gem 'fastlane-plugin-sentry'
 #
 # gem 'fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit', git: 'https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/release-toolkit', ref: ''
 gem 'fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit', '~> 13.7'
+# Installed to work around Ruby SSL errors.
+# See: https://github.com/ruby/openssl/issues/949#issuecomment-3397222253
+gem 'openssl'
 gem 'rake'
 gem 'rubocop', '~> 1.81'
 gem 'rubocop-rake', '~> 0.7'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index d1a9c57125c0..6176ba073744 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ GEM
       faraday (>= 1, < 3)
       sawyer (~> 0.9)
     open4 (1.3.4)
+    openssl (3.3.2)
     options (2.3.2)
     optparse (0.8.0)
     os (1.1.4)
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   fastlane-plugin-firebase_app_distribution (~> 0.10)
   fastlane-plugin-sentry
   fastlane-plugin-wpmreleasetoolkit (~> 13.7)
+  openssl
   rake
   rmagick (~> 6.1.4)
   rubocop (~> 1.81)