diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17629a9..da43955 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.9.6] - 2025-07-20
+
+# MFLUX v.0.9.6 Release Notes
+
+### 🔧 Technical Details
+
+- Cap the upper MLX dependency to a known working version (0.26.1) to avoid compatibility issues with newer MLX releases that enforce stricter weight validation (see [#238](https://github.com/filipstrand/mflux/pull/238))
+
 ## [0.9.5] - 2025-07-17
 
 # MFLUX v.0.9.5 Release Notes
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e90a5d8..c136a8d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = [
     "huggingface-hub>=0.24.5,<1.0",
     "matplotlib>=3.9.2,<4.0",
-    "mlx>=0.22.0,<0.27.0",
+    "mlx>=0.22.0,<=0.26.1",
     "numpy>=2.0.1,<3.0",
     "opencv-python>=4.10.0,<5.0",
     "piexif>=1.1.3,<2.0",