diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index bb61c33d..f876d958 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-## [1.5.25] / 17 June 2024
+## [1.5.26] / 17 July 2024
 
-* [Update Akka.NET to 1.5.25](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.5.25), which resolves a critical bug: [Akka.Logging: v1.5.21 appears to have truncated log source, timestamps, etc from all log messages ](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/issues/7255)
+* [Update Akka.NET to 1.5.26](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.5.26)
+* Added scopes to all Microsoft.Extensions.Logging output, for better semantic logging support.
 
 ## [1.5.24] / 10 June 2024
 
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Internals/XUnitLogger.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Internals/XUnitLogger.cs
index 3d47f4e6..476511e5 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Internals/XUnitLogger.cs
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.TestKit/Internals/XUnitLogger.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,21 @@ namespace Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Internals
     public class XUnitLogger: ILogger
     {
         private const string NullFormatted = "[null]";
+        
+        internal sealed class NullScope : IDisposable
+        {
+            public static NullScope Instance { get; } = new NullScope();
+
+            private NullScope()
+            {
+            }
+
+            /// <inheritdoc />
+            public void Dispose()
+            {
+            }
+        }
+
 
         private readonly string _category;
         private readonly ITestOutputHelper _helper;
@@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel)
 
         public IDisposable BeginScope<TState>(TState state) where TState : notnull
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return NullScope.Instance;
         }
         
         private static bool TryFormatMessage<TState>(
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
index 4651277f..353d3976 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Akka.Hosting.Tests.csproj
@@ -31,4 +31,10 @@
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
   </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Akka.Hosting.TestKit">
+      <HintPath>bin\Debug\net6.0\Akka.Hosting.TestKit.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+  </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionsSpecs.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionsSpecs.cs
index 9005f701..0c4050e4 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionsSpecs.cs
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/ExtensionsSpecs.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Akka.Actor;
 using Akka.Configuration;
-using Akka.Event;
-using Akka.TestKit.Xunit2.Internals;
+using Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Internals;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Logging/LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Logging/LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs
index dfd2adb7..94fe72f9 100644
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Logging/LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs
+++ b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/Logging/LogMessageFormatterSpec.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 using Akka.Actor;
 using Akka.Configuration;
 using Akka.Event;
+using Akka.Hosting.TestKit.Internals;
 using FluentAssertions;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/XUnitLogger.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/XUnitLogger.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbfb036..00000000
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/XUnitLogger.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
-
-namespace Akka.Hosting.Tests;
-
-public class XUnitLogger: ILogger
-{
-    internal sealed class NullScope : IDisposable
-    {
-        public static NullScope Instance { get; } = new NullScope();
-
-        private NullScope()
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc />
-        public void Dispose()
-        {
-        }
-    }
-    
-    private const string NullFormatted = "[null]";
-
-    private readonly string _category;
-    private readonly ITestOutputHelper _helper;
-    private readonly LogLevel _logLevel;
-
-    public XUnitLogger(string category, ITestOutputHelper helper, LogLevel logLevel)
-    {
-        _category = category;
-        _helper = helper;
-        _logLevel = logLevel;
-    }
-
-    public void Log<TState>(LogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, TState state, Exception? exception, Func<TState, Exception?, string> formatter)
-    {
-        if (!IsEnabled(logLevel))
-            return;
-
-        if (!TryFormatMessage(state, exception, formatter, out var formattedMessage))
-            return;
-        
-        WriteLogEntry(logLevel, eventId, formattedMessage, exception);
-    }
-
-    private void WriteLogEntry(LogLevel logLevel, EventId eventId, string? message, Exception? exception)
-    {
-        var level = logLevel switch
-        {
-            LogLevel.Critical => "CRT",
-            LogLevel.Debug => "DBG",
-            LogLevel.Error => "ERR",
-            LogLevel.Information => "INF",
-            LogLevel.Warning => "WRN",
-            LogLevel.Trace => "DBG",
-            _ => "???"
-        };
-        
-        var msg = $"{DateTime.Now}:{level}:{_category}:{eventId} {message}";
-        if (exception != null)
-            msg += $"\n{exception.GetType()} {exception.Message}\n{exception.StackTrace}";
-        _helper.WriteLine(msg);
-    }
-    
-    public bool IsEnabled(LogLevel logLevel)
-    {
-        return logLevel switch
-        {
-            LogLevel.None => false,
-            _ => logLevel >= _logLevel
-        };
-    }
-
-    public IDisposable BeginScope<TState>(TState state)
-    {
-        return NullScope.Instance;
-    }
-    
-    private static bool TryFormatMessage<TState>(
-        TState state,
-        Exception? exception,
-        Func<TState, Exception?, string> formatter,
-        out string? result)
-    {
-        formatter = formatter ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(formatter));
-        
-        var formattedMessage = formatter(state, exception);
-        if (formattedMessage == NullFormatted)
-        {
-            result = null;
-            return false;
-        }
-        
-        result = formattedMessage;
-        return true;
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/XUnitLoggerProvider.cs b/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/XUnitLoggerProvider.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index c5f8d18c..00000000
--- a/src/Akka.Hosting.Tests/XUnitLoggerProvider.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using Xunit.Abstractions;
-
-namespace Akka.Hosting.Tests;
-
-public class XUnitLoggerProvider : ILoggerProvider
-{
-    private readonly ITestOutputHelper _helper;
-    private readonly LogLevel _logLevel;
-
-    public XUnitLoggerProvider(ITestOutputHelper helper, LogLevel logLevel)
-    {
-        _helper = helper;
-        _logLevel = logLevel;
-    }
-
-    public void Dispose()
-    {
-        // no-op
-    }
-
-    public ILogger CreateLogger(string categoryName)
-    {
-        return new XUnitLogger(categoryName, _helper, _logLevel);
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index 1b450d8c..1fbc792c 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <Copyright>Copyright © 2013-2023 Akka.NET Team</Copyright>
         <Authors>Akka.NET Team</Authors>
-        <VersionPrefix>1.5.19</VersionPrefix>
-        <PackageReleaseNotes>• [Update Akka.NET to 1.5.19](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.5.19)</PackageReleaseNotes>
+        <VersionPrefix>1.5.26</VersionPrefix>
+        <PackageReleaseNotes>• [Update Akka.NET to 1.5.26](https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net/releases/tag/1.5.26)
+• Added scopes to all Microsoft.Extensions.Logging output%2C for better semantic logging support.</PackageReleaseNotes>
         <PackageIcon>akkalogo.png</PackageIcon>
         <PackageProjectUrl>
             https://github.com/akkadotnet/Akka.Hosting