diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
index 838191ff71f3..4bd7c465c435 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 * [*] Links from emails that open outside the app now show a clear message when no browser is available, instead of closing the app.
 * [*] Switching between the old and new Stats screen is available from the Stats overflow menu while we continue iterating on the new Stats design.
 * [*] Screen readers now announce the site picker's add site menu as an expandable menu and skip the content behind it. [https://github.com/wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android/pull/23206]
+* [*] Restored the text selection highlight in the experimental block editor, kept the cursor from hiding behind the toolbar while typing, and stopped dropdown menus from running off screen.
+* [*] The experimental block editor now lays out right-to-left when the app language is a right-to-left language.
 
 26.9
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diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d520e4092c87..5c2fc92b3667 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ google-play-review = '2.0.2'
 google-services = '4.5.0'
 gravatar = '2.5.0'
 greenrobot-eventbus = '3.3.1'
-gutenberg-kit = 'v0.17.2'
+gutenberg-kit = 'v0.19.0'
 gutenberg-mobile = 'v1.121.0'
 indexos-media-for-mobile = '43a9026f0973a2f0a74fa813132f6a16f7499c3a'
 jackson-databind = '2.12.7.1'