diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ Many thanks to the following persons for their help:
 * Ángel Millán from the Instituto de Educación Secundaria Ies Virgen de Villadiego in Peñaflor (Sevilla), Spain
   has provided the Spanish translation.
 * XinJun Ma ([@itviewer](https://github.com/itviewer)) has provided the Chinese translation.
+* Nicolas Maltais ([@maltaisn](https://github.com/maltaisn)) has provided the French translation.
 
 ## Additional Screenshots
 
diff --git a/distribution/ReleaseNotes.txt b/distribution/ReleaseNotes.txt
index 2eb224e5c..0b402892d 100644
--- a/distribution/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/distribution/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Release Notes
 
 HEAD, planned as v0.26
+- Added French translation. Special thanks to Nicolas Maltais who
+  provided the translation.
 - Fixed a bug in the Demuxer Verilog template that causes problems
   when using multiple demuxers in the same circuit.
 - Fixed a bug in the value editor, which occurs, if high-z is the