diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index afcda6a3..a905c6c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ permissions: {}
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - release*
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ main ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - release*
 
 env:
   LLVM_VERSION: 20
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 81efb385..f881838b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -555,6 +555,15 @@ jobs:
             logs/*
             test/**/*.{log,xml}
           retention-days: 5
+      - name: Upload crash logs
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ github.job }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-crash
+          path: |
+            ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
+            /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
+          retention-days: 5
       - name: Publish Test Report
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v4.1.0
         if: always()
@@ -616,6 +625,15 @@ jobs:
             logs/*
             test/**/*.{log,xml}
           retention-days: 5
+      - name: Upload crash logs
+        if: failure()
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ${{ github.job }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}-${{ matrix.ruby }}-crash
+          path: |
+            ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
+            /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
+          retention-days: 5
       - name: Publish Test Report
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v4.1.0
         if: always()
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 448c2d67..78599282 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 /pkg/
 /test/reports/
 /tmp/
+/logs/
 /vendor/bundle/
 Gemfile.lock
 Makefile
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index e1935d30..b66a0fd3 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ group :development do
   gem "gem-compiler"
   gem "grpc-tools", "~> 1.59"
   gem "heckle"
-  gem "minitest"
+  gem "irb"
+  # TODO(SA): review https://minite.st/docs/History_rdoc.html#label-6.0.0+-2F+2025-12-17
+  gem "minitest", "< 6.0"
   gem "minitest-reporters"
   gem "mutex_m"
   gem "rack"
diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index 8c48bdae..650da6eb 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -15,6 +15,20 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
+if ARGV.delete("--trace-loaded-features") || ENV["COUCHBASE_TRACE_LOADED_FEATURES"]
+  loaded_before = $LOADED_FEATURES.dup
+  set_trace_func lambda { |event, file, line, id, _binding, _klass|
+    if event == 'c-return' && [:require, :load].include?(id)
+      new_loads = $LOADED_FEATURES - loaded_before
+      unless new_loads.empty?
+        puts "#{file}:#{line}"
+        new_loads.each { |path| puts "    LOADED: #{path}" }
+        loaded_before.concat(new_loads)
+      end
+    end
+  }
+end
+
 require "bundler/setup"
 require "irb"
 require "open3"
diff --git a/ext/couchbase b/ext/couchbase
index c2439a40..8c7f8346 160000
--- a/ext/couchbase
+++ b/ext/couchbase
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c2439a404fa6b276862fe81150b1326bf98e6164
+Subproject commit 8c7f83462c8a417f78f86ab9f7bbe68ef9ee1385