diff --git a/enc/make_encmake.rb b/enc/make_encmake.rb
index 96d1944bcba31c..4be5c428880d7e 100755
--- a/enc/make_encmake.rb
+++ b/enc/make_encmake.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #! ./miniruby
 
 dir = File.expand_path("../..", __FILE__)
-$:.unshift(dir)
-$:.unshift(".")
+$:.unshift(Dir.pwd, "#{dir}/tool/lib", "#{dir}/lib")
 if $".grep(/mkmf/).empty?
   $" << "mkmf.rb"
   load File.expand_path("lib/mkmf.rb", dir)
@@ -147,6 +146,6 @@ def target_transcoders
     Dir.mkdir 'enc'
   rescue Errno::EEXIST
   end
-  require 'tool/lib/output'
+  require 'output'
   Output.new(path: "enc/encinit.c", ifchange: true).write(tmp)
 end
diff --git a/ext/extmk.rb b/ext/extmk.rb
index 578e1cfa01d004..f5244f72c84ee0 100755
--- a/ext/extmk.rb
+++ b/ext/extmk.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ def self.target_rbconfig
     RbConfig::CONFIG
   end
 end
-# only needs Gem::Platform
-require 'rubygems/platform'
 
 # :stopdoc:
 $extension = nil
@@ -36,11 +34,13 @@ def self.target_rbconfig
 
 srcdir = File.dirname(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 unless defined?(CROSS_COMPILING) and CROSS_COMPILING
-  $:.replace([File.expand_path("lib", srcdir), Dir.pwd])
+  $:.replace([Dir.pwd, File.expand_path("lib", srcdir)])
 end
-$:.unshift(srcdir)
 require 'rbconfig'
 
+# only needs Gem::Platform
+require 'rubygems/platform'
+
 $topdir = "."
 $top_srcdir = srcdir
 $extmk = true
diff --git a/lib/bundler/fetcher/downloader.rb b/lib/bundler/fetcher/downloader.rb
index 2eac6e79754c5e..179eed83401f03 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/fetcher/downloader.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/fetcher/downloader.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ def fetch(uri, headers = {}, counter = 0)
         when Gem::Net::HTTPRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable
           new_headers = headers.dup
           new_headers.delete("Range")
-          new_headers["Accept-Encoding"] = "gzip"
           fetch(uri, new_headers)
         when Gem::Net::HTTPRequestEntityTooLarge
           raise FallbackError, response.body
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-add.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-add.1
index 4474969db608f1..f5975c70230cdf 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-add.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-add.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-ADD" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-ADD" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-add\fR \- Add gem to the Gemfile and run bundle install
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1
index b8c153696bba92..314d4ef6130892 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-binstubs.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-BINSTUBS" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-BINSTUBS" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-binstubs\fR \- Install the binstubs of the listed gems
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1
index c1dafbf07052d3..0d20662b7b69dc 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-cache.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-CACHE" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-CACHE" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-cache\fR \- Package your needed \fB\.gem\fR files into your application
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-check.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-check.1
index f83af1eb557765..154fb06818f474 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-check.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-check.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-CHECK" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-CHECK" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-check\fR \- Verifies if dependencies are satisfied by installed gems
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1
index c4d148c5df8358..47fb8f92aa2c75 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-clean.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-CLEAN" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-CLEAN" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-clean\fR \- Cleans up unused gems in your bundler directory
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1
index 05c13e2d0f3213..2a342298aeba45 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-CONFIG" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-CONFIG" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-config\fR \- Set bundler configuration options
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
@@ -248,7 +248,16 @@ bundle config set \-\-local local\.GEM_NAME /path/to/local/git/repository
 .fi
 .IP "" 0
 .P
-For example, in order to use a local Rack repository, a developer could call:
+Important: This feature only works for gems that are specified with a git source in your Gemfile\. It does not work for gems installed from RubyGems or other sources\. The gem must be defined with \fBgit:\fR option pointing to a remote repository\.
+.P
+For example, if your Gemfile contains:
+.IP "" 4
+.nf
+gem "rack", git: "https://github\.com/rack/rack\.git", branch: "main"
+.fi
+.IP "" 0
+.P
+Then you can use a local Rack repository by running:
 .IP "" 4
 .nf
 bundle config set \-\-local local\.rack ~/Work/git/rack
@@ -260,6 +269,13 @@ Now instead of checking out the remote git repository, the local override will b
 Bundler does many checks to ensure a developer won't work with invalid references\. Particularly, we force a developer to specify a branch in the \fBGemfile\fR in order to use this feature\. If the branch specified in the \fBGemfile\fR and the current branch in the local git repository do not match, Bundler will abort\. This ensures that a developer is always working against the correct branches, and prevents accidental locking to a different branch\.
 .P
 Finally, Bundler also ensures that the current revision in the \fBGemfile\.lock\fR exists in the local git repository\. By doing this, Bundler forces you to fetch the latest changes in the remotes\.
+.P
+If you need to temporarily use a local version of a gem that is normally installed from RubyGems (not from git), use a path source instead:
+.IP "" 4
+.nf
+gem "rack", path: "~/Work/git/rack"
+.fi
+.IP "" 0
 .SH "MIRRORS OF GEM SOURCES"
 Bundler supports overriding gem sources with mirrors\. This allows you to configure rubygems\.org as the gem source in your Gemfile while still using your mirror to fetch gems\.
 .IP "" 4
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
index 7c34f1d1afb26e..eb5a3b045b3e57 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-config.1.ronn
@@ -295,7 +295,16 @@ up a local override:
 
     bundle config set --local local.GEM_NAME /path/to/local/git/repository
 
-For example, in order to use a local Rack repository, a developer could call:
+Important: This feature only works for gems that are specified with a git
+source in your Gemfile. It does not work for gems installed from RubyGems
+or other sources. The gem must be defined with `git:` option pointing to a
+remote repository.
+
+For example, if your Gemfile contains:
+
+    gem "rack", git: "https://github.com/rack/rack.git", branch: "main"
+
+Then you can use a local Rack repository by running:
 
     bundle config set --local local.rack ~/Work/git/rack
 
@@ -321,6 +330,11 @@ Finally, Bundler also ensures that the current revision in the
 `Gemfile.lock` exists in the local git repository. By doing this, Bundler
 forces you to fetch the latest changes in the remotes.
 
+If you need to temporarily use a local version of a gem that is normally
+installed from RubyGems (not from git), use a path source instead:
+
+    gem "rack", path: "~/Work/git/rack"
+
 ## MIRRORS OF GEM SOURCES
 
 Bundler supports overriding gem sources with mirrors. This allows you to
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-console.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-console.1
index 5ab15668be7b9f..3e3db532e43478 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-console.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-console.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-CONSOLE" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-CONSOLE" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-console\fR \- Open an IRB session with the bundle pre\-loaded
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1
index a0329dfc481347..f5b2be400722bd 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-doctor.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-DOCTOR" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-DOCTOR" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-doctor\fR \- Checks the bundle for common problems
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-env.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-env.1
index eee3ca05d0c680..a6d11a3d3c087f 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-env.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-env.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-ENV" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-ENV" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-env\fR \- Print information about the environment Bundler is running under
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1
index 24c84889b5bf39..62c9245b003ac3 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-exec.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-EXEC" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-EXEC" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-exec\fR \- Execute a command in the context of the bundle
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-fund.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-fund.1
index fe24a25ca12c0f..a09a4ed97cfc17 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-fund.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-fund.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-FUND" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-FUND" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-fund\fR \- Lists information about gems seeking funding assistance
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1
index 85c0f57674a41c..33cacbe5323bff 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-gem.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-GEM" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-GEM" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-gem\fR \- Generate a project skeleton for creating a rubygem
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-help.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-help.1
index 05fd5a7c48449b..3a97e56a1fcbbd 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-help.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-help.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-HELP" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-HELP" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-help\fR \- Displays detailed help for each subcommand
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-info.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-info.1
index 96c7d876f64a08..39ff74a7d97580 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-info.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-info.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-INFO" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-INFO" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-info\fR \- Show information for the given gem in your bundle
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-init.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-init.1
index 83dad5c050bf85..a053ac4c4c35cc 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-init.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-init.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-INIT" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-INIT" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-init\fR \- Generates a Gemfile into the current working directory
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-install.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-install.1
index 68530f3ebb588d..21997fb290917b 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-install.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-install.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-INSTALL" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-INSTALL" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-install\fR \- Install the dependencies specified in your Gemfile
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-issue.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-issue.1
index 394d6c54691043..f5033d6e076ca5 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-issue.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-issue.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-ISSUE" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-ISSUE" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-issue\fR \- Get help reporting Bundler issues
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-licenses.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-licenses.1
index 2931e42dd7e84e..39dcf0bd38b943 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-licenses.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-licenses.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-LICENSES" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-LICENSES" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-licenses\fR \- Print the license of all gems in the bundle
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-list.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-list.1
index d8bcf20585a449..34d25ae12c2648 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-list.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-list.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-LIST" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-LIST" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-list\fR \- List all the gems in the bundle
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1
index 478d173535074e..eb5c8732cc0115 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-lock.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-LOCK" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-LOCK" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-lock\fR \- Creates / Updates a lockfile without installing
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-open.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-open.1
index 2f13b1329fc161..1d9463d12b1b3e 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-open.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-open.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-OPEN" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-OPEN" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-open\fR \- Opens the source directory for a gem in your bundle
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1
index 7e10d202bedf0d..28d361754a3d35 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-outdated.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-OUTDATED" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-OUTDATED" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-outdated\fR \- List installed gems with newer versions available
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1
index 6a3a08c3a93a84..cb53cd192dcf43 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-platform.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-PLATFORM" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-PLATFORM" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-platform\fR \- Displays platform compatibility information
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-plugin.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-plugin.1
index 25da56247598b5..5c019b305d80b7 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-plugin.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-plugin.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-PLUGIN" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-PLUGIN" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-plugin\fR \- Manage Bundler plugins
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1
index a8316b5cca1e7d..0973d63e4edd49 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-pristine.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-PRISTINE" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-PRISTINE" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-pristine\fR \- Restores installed gems to their pristine condition
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1
index 4dc7a03b9f5de2..3398d6cd330c86 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-remove.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-REMOVE" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-REMOVE" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-remove\fR \- Removes gems from the Gemfile
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-show.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-show.1
index 901460962cfed6..05ff3205766f72 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-show.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-show.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-SHOW" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-SHOW" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-show\fR \- Shows all the gems in your bundle, or the path to a gem
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-update.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-update.1
index 2f9932dc1e5e24..db078d74fc8473 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-update.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-update.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-UPDATE" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-UPDATE" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-update\fR \- Update your gems to the latest available versions
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-version.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-version.1
index 6462ec79583247..8f9088451bb076 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle-version.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle-version.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE\-VERSION" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE\-VERSION" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\-version\fR \- Prints Bundler version information
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/bundle.1 b/lib/bundler/man/bundle.1
index 9f7feb4133d7a4..8613924602a045 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/bundle.1
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/bundle.1
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "BUNDLE" "1" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "BUNDLE" "1" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBbundle\fR \- Ruby Dependency Management
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5 b/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5
index a8c055a0c1a456..4fefd12a58eec2 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5
+++ b/lib/bundler/man/gemfile.5
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .\" generated with Ronn-NG/v0.10.1
 .\" http://github.com/apjanke/ronn-ng/tree/0.10.1
-.TH "GEMFILE" "5" "September 2025" ""
+.TH "GEMFILE" "5" "February 2026" ""
 .SH "NAME"
 \fBGemfile\fR \- A format for describing gem dependencies for Ruby programs
 .SH "SYNOPSIS"
diff --git a/spec/bundler/bundler/fetcher/downloader_spec.rb b/spec/bundler/bundler/fetcher/downloader_spec.rb
index 36b9b949908caf..edf426328a4d9e 100644
--- a/spec/bundler/bundler/fetcher/downloader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bundler/bundler/fetcher/downloader_spec.rb
@@ -126,6 +126,38 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "when the request response is a Gem::Net::HTTPRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable" do
+      let(:http_response) { Gem::Net::HTTPRequestedRangeNotSatisfiable.new("1.1", 416, "Range Not Satisfiable") }
+      let(:success_response) { Gem::Net::HTTPSuccess.new("1.1", 200, "Success") }
+      let(:options) { { "Range" => "bytes=1000-", "If-None-Match" => "some-etag" } }
+
+      before do
+        # First request returns 416, retry request returns success
+        allow(subject).to receive(:request).with(uri, options).and_return(http_response)
+        allow(subject).to receive(:request).with(uri, { "If-None-Match" => "some-etag" }).and_return(success_response)
+      end
+
+      # The 416 handler removes the Range header and retries without incrementing the counter.
+      # Importantly, it does NOT add Accept-Encoding header, which would break Ruby's
+      # automatic gzip decompression (see issue #9271 for details on that bug).
+      it "should retry the request without the Range header" do
+        expect(subject).to receive(:request).with(uri, options).ordered
+        expect(subject).to receive(:request).with(uri, hash_excluding("Range", "Accept-Encoding")).ordered
+        subject.fetch(uri, options, counter)
+      end
+
+      it "should preserve other headers on retry" do
+        expect(subject).to receive(:request).with(uri, options).ordered
+        expect(subject).to receive(:request).with(uri, hash_including("If-None-Match" => "some-etag")).ordered
+        subject.fetch(uri, options, counter)
+      end
+
+      it "should return the successful response" do
+        result = subject.fetch(uri, options, counter)
+        expect(result).to eq(success_response)
+      end
+    end
+
     context "when the request response is some other type" do
       let(:http_response) { Gem::Net::HTTPBadGateway.new("1.1", 500, "Fatal Error") }