diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-macos-python.yml b/.github/workflows/android-macos-python.yml
index 881da017..115e26b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-macos-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-macos-python.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build-android:
     name: ${{ matrix.ndk-arch }} on ${{ matrix.arch }} Android
-    runs-on: macos-11
+    runs-on: macos-13
     strategy:
       matrix:
         ndk-arch: [x86_64]
@@ -150,13 +150,13 @@ jobs:
         pushd build-boost/Boost-for-Android/libiconv-libicu-android/${{ matrix.ndk-arch }}/
         zip -r -9 -q ../../../../FreeOrionSDK_${{ steps.cmake-dist-version.outputs.dist-version }}_Android-${{ matrix.ndk-arch }}.zip lib/libicui18n.a lib/libicuuc.a lib/libicudata.a lib/libiconv.so
 
-    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+    - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       name: Artifacts
       if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
       with:
-        name: python SDK
+        name: python ${{ matrix.ndk-arch }} SDK
         path: |
-          python39.zip
+          ${{ matrix.ndk-arch == 'x86_64' && 'python39.zip' || '' }}
           FreeOrionSDK_${{ steps.cmake-dist-version.outputs.dist-version }}_Android-${{ matrix.ndk-arch }}.zip
 
     - name: Prepare Release
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 42fb0ddf..781f5fd4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [macos-11]
+        os: [macos-13]
     env:
       CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL: 2
       HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 1
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir build
           cd build
-          xcversion select 11.7
+          xcodes select 14.1
           cmake -DCMAKE_XCODE_BUILD_SYSTEM=1 ..
       - name: Build
         run: |
           cd build
           cmake --build . --config RelWithDebInfo
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         with:
           name: MacOS SDK
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 7bf4d746..e1f0fec6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ jobs:
           cd build
           cmake --build . --config RelWithDebInfo -- /verbosity:d
       - name: Artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') }}
         with:
-          name: Windows SDK
+          name: Windows ${{ matrix.toolset }}-${{ matrix.arch }} SDK
           path: |
             build/FreeOrionSDK_*_MSVC-${{ matrix.toolset }}-${{ matrix.arch }}.zip
       - name: Prepare Release
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a91fab7..1115756e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function(ExternalProject_PatchSet TARGET_NAME RESULT)
         else()
             set(${RESULT} ${${RESULT}} COMMAND)
         endif()
+        set(${RESULT} ${${RESULT}} ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E echo "Appliying patch ${_PATCH} ..." COMMAND)
         set(${RESULT} ${${RESULT}} ${PATCH_EXECUTABLE} -p1 < ${_PATCH})
     endforeach()
     if(NOT ${RESULT})
@@ -373,9 +374,9 @@ if(WIN32)
 else()
     set(SDL_CONFIGURE_FLAGS
         -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON
-        -DBUILD_FRAMEWORK=ON
+	-DBUILD_FRAMEWORK=OFF
     )
-    set(SDL_CONFIGURE_INSTALL_DIR ${SDK_INSTALL_DIR}/Frameworks)
+    set(SDL_CONFIGURE_INSTALL_DIR ${SDK_INSTALL_DIR})
 endif()
 
 ExternalProject_PatchSet(sdl SDL_PATCHSET)
@@ -393,9 +394,10 @@ ExternalProject_Add(sdl
         -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=${CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES_}
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE=${CMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE}
         -DSDL_STATIC=OFF
-        -DDIRECTX=OFF
-        -DRENDER_D3D=OFF
-        -DVIDEO_VULKAN=OFF
+        -DSDL_DIRECTX=OFF
+        -DSDL_RENDER_D3D=OFF
+        -DSDL_VULKAN=OFF
+        -DSDL2_DISABLE_SDL2MAIN=ON
         ${SDL_CONFIGURE_FLAGS}
     INSTALL_DIR ${SDL_CONFIGURE_INSTALL_DIR}
 )
@@ -555,7 +557,7 @@ else()
     list(GET _VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET 0 _VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION)
     list(GET _VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET 1 _VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_TARGET)
     math(EXPR _VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION "${_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION}/10")
-    set(_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION "${_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION}.0")
+    set(_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION "${_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION}.3")
     set(BOOST_CONFIGURE_FLAGS
         debug-store=database
     )
@@ -570,6 +572,7 @@ else()
         list(APPEND BOOST_CONFIGURE_FLAGS define=BOOST_USE_WINAPI_VERSION=BOOST_WINAPI_VERSION_VISTA)
     endif()
     set(BOOST_TOOLSET msvc-${_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION})
+    message(STATUS "Boost toolset is msvc-${_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET_VERSION} for ${CMAKE_VS_PLATFORM_TOOLSET}")
     set(BOOST_OSX_SYSROOT "")
 endif()
 
diff --git a/Sources.cmake b/Sources.cmake
index 165785d2..5b87b33f 100644
--- a/Sources.cmake
+++ b/Sources.cmake
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ set(FREETYPE_VERSION 2.9)
 set(FREETYPE_URL http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/freetype/freetype2/${FREETYPE_VERSION}/freetype-${FREETYPE_VERSION}.tar.gz)
 set(FREETYPE_MD5 d23a1b246e78890458c6672cb45eacd0)
 
-set(SDL_VERSION 2.0.12)
+set(SDL_VERSION 2.26.0)
 set(SDL_URL https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-${SDL_VERSION}.tar.gz)
-set(SDL_MD5 783b6f2df8ff02b19bb5ce492b99c8ff)
+set(SDL_MD5 35bc58cfe41b8fb6c8e6646be26fa47e)
 
 set(LIBOGG_VERSION 1.3.2)
 set(LIBOGG_URL http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/ogg/libogg-${LIBOGG_VERSION}.tar.gz)
diff --git a/patches/sdl/0001-CMake-Install-pdb-file-for-Debug-and-RelWithDebInfo-.patch b/patches/sdl/0001-CMake-Install-pdb-file-for-Debug-and-RelWithDebInfo-.patch
index f632d9ee..9122ba09 100644
--- a/patches/sdl/0001-CMake-Install-pdb-file-for-Debug-and-RelWithDebInfo-.patch
+++ b/patches/sdl/0001-CMake-Install-pdb-file-for-Debug-and-RelWithDebInfo-.patch
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
 index 8f1e828d1..aa17932b6 100644
 --- a/CMakeLists.txt
 +++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1947,6 +1947,13 @@ if(NOT (WINDOWS OR CYGWIN))
-   install(FILES "${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/sdl2.m4" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR}/aclocal")
+@@ -2848,6 +2848,13 @@ if(NOT (WINDOWS OR CYGWIN))
+   endif()
  endif()
  
 +if(SDL_SHARED AND (MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1500) AND (NOT CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_LESS "3.1"))
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ index 8f1e828d1..aa17932b6 100644
 +
  ##### Uninstall target #####
  
- if(NOT TARGET uninstall)
+ if(NOT SDL2_DISABLE_UNINSTALL)
 -- 
 2.14.3
 
diff --git a/patches/sdl/0002-CMake-Remove-so-names.patch b/patches/sdl/0002-CMake-Remove-so-names.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1184328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/sdl/0002-CMake-Remove-so-names.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From b9cfc3565b4d56adc5f022a5ab18c89959bc9476 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: O01eg <o01eg@yandex.ru>
+Date: Wed, 25 Dec 2024 10:40:02 +0400
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] CMake: Remove so-names
+
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt | 6 ++----
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index a596eec..b509bb3 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -3290,9 +3290,7 @@ if(SDL_SHARED)
+   if(APPLE)
+     # FIXME: Remove SOVERSION in SDL3
+     set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES
+-      MACOSX_RPATH 1
+-      SOVERSION 0
+-      OUTPUT_NAME "SDL2-${LT_RELEASE}")
++      MACOSX_RPATH 1)
+   elseif(UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
+     set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES
+       VERSION ${LT_VERSION}
+@@ -3518,7 +3516,7 @@ if(NOT SDL2_DISABLE_INSTALL)
+     install(FILES ${SDL2_BINARY_DIR}/sdl2.pc
+             DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig")
+   endif()
+-  if(NOT (WINDOWS OR CYGWIN) OR MINGW)
++  if(NOT (WINDOWS OR CYGWIN OR APPLE) OR MINGW)
+     if(SDL_SHARED)
+       set(SOEXT ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}) # ".so", ".dylib", etc.
+       get_target_property(SONAME SDL2 OUTPUT_NAME)
+-- 
+2.45.2
+
diff --git a/patches/sdl/0002-Never-build-and-install-SDL2main-library.patch b/patches/sdl/0002-Never-build-and-install-SDL2main-library.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8996042a..00000000
--- a/patches/sdl/0002-Never-build-and-install-SDL2main-library.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-From b8b84a04806f077a341a6014ae71ce0ac9d182ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Marcel Metz <mmetz@adrian-broher.net>
-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 17:23:05 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Never build and install SDL2main library
-
----
- CMakeLists.txt | 14 +++++++-------
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index aa17932b6..3fe76072c 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -2199,13 +2199,13 @@ endif()
- # Ensure that the extra cflags are used at compile time
- set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${EXTRA_CFLAGS}")
-
--# Always build SDLmain
--add_library(SDL2main STATIC ${SDLMAIN_SOURCES})
--target_include_directories(SDL2main PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/include>" $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include> $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/SDL2>)
--set(_INSTALL_LIBS "SDL2main")
--if (NOT ANDROID)
--  set_target_properties(SDL2main PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX "${SDL_CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX}")
--endif()
-+# Never build SDLmain
-+#add_library(SDL2main STATIC ${SDLMAIN_SOURCES})
-+#target_include_directories(SDL2main PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/include>" $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/SDL2>)
-+#set(_INSTALL_LIBS "SDL2main")
-+#if (NOT ANDROID)
-+#  set_target_properties(SDL2main PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX ${SDL_CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
-+#endif()
- 
- if(SDL_SHARED)
-   add_library(SDL2 SHARED ${SOURCE_FILES} ${VERSION_SOURCES})
--- 
-2.14.3
-
diff --git a/patches/sdl/0003-CMake-Use-PUBLIC_HEADER-property-to-install-headers.patch b/patches/sdl/0003-CMake-Use-PUBLIC_HEADER-property-to-install-headers.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b97afc2..00000000
--- a/patches/sdl/0003-CMake-Use-PUBLIC_HEADER-property-to-install-headers.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-From 8a05500c8ad7b72f38ca3ff67116b1e2e4d61afa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Marcel Metz <mmetz@adrian-broher.net>
-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 17:51:35 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] CMake: Use PUBLIC_HEADER property to install headers
-
----
- CMakeLists.txt | 34 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 3fe76072c..56cced0f0 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1795,13 +1795,19 @@ set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${EXTRA_CFLAGS}")
- #  set_target_properties(SDL2main PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX ${SDL_CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX})
- #endif()
- 
-+file(GLOB INCLUDE_FILES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*.h)
-+file(GLOB BIN_INCLUDE_FILES ${SDL2_BINARY_DIR}/include/*.h)
-+foreach(_FNAME ${BIN_INCLUDE_FILES})
-+  get_filename_component(_INCNAME ${_FNAME} NAME)
-+  list(REMOVE_ITEM INCLUDE_FILES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/include/${_INCNAME})
-+endforeach()
-+list(APPEND INCLUDE_FILES ${BIN_INCLUDE_FILES})
-+
- if(SDL_SHARED)
--  add_library(SDL2 SHARED ${SOURCE_FILES} ${VERSION_SOURCES})
--  if(APPLE)
--    set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES
--      MACOSX_RPATH 1
--      OUTPUT_NAME "SDL2-${LT_RELEASE}")
--  elseif(UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
-+  add_library(SDL2 SHARED ${INCLUDE_FILES} ${SOURCE_FILES} ${VERSION_SOURCES})
-+  set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES
-+      PUBLIC_HEADER "${INCLUDE_FILES}")
-+  if(UNIX AND NOT ANDROID)
-     set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES
-       VERSION ${LT_VERSION}
-       SOVERSION ${LT_REVISION}
-@@ -1848,7 +1854,9 @@ endif()
- 
- if(SDL_STATIC)
-   set (BUILD_SHARED_LIBS FALSE)
--  add_library(SDL2-static STATIC ${SOURCE_FILES})
-+  add_library(SDL2-static STATIC ${INCLUDE_FILES} ${SOURCE_FILES})
-+  set_target_properties(SDL2-static PROPERTIES
-+      PUBLIC_HEADER "${INCLUDE_FILES}")
-   if (NOT SDL_SHARED OR NOT WIN32)
-     set_target_properties(SDL2-static PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "SDL2")
-     # Note: Apparently, OUTPUT_NAME must really be unique; even when
-@@ -1887,7 +1897,8 @@ endif()
- install(TARGETS ${_INSTALL_LIBS} EXPORT SDL2Targets
-   LIBRARY DESTINATION "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}"
-   ARCHIVE DESTINATION "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}"
--  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin)
-+  RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-+  PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/SDL2)
- 
- ##### Export files #####
- if (APPLE)
-@@ -1799,23 +1810,15 @@ install(
-   COMPONENT Devel
- )
- 
--file(GLOB INCLUDE_FILES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/include/*.h)
--file(GLOB BIN_INCLUDE_FILES ${SDL2_BINARY_DIR}/include/*.h)
--foreach(_FNAME ${BIN_INCLUDE_FILES})
--  get_filename_component(_INCNAME ${_FNAME} NAME)
--  list(REMOVE_ITEM INCLUDE_FILES ${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/include/${_INCNAME})
--endforeach()
--list(APPEND INCLUDE_FILES ${BIN_INCLUDE_FILES})
--install(FILES ${INCLUDE_FILES} DESTINATION include/SDL2)
- 
- string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" UPPER_BUILD_TYPE)
- if (UPPER_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
-   set(SOPOSTFIX "${SDL_CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX}")
- else()
-   set(SOPOSTFIX "")
- endif()
-
--if(NOT (WINDOWS OR CYGWIN))
-+if((NOT WINDOWS OR CYGWIN) AND (NOT BUILD_FRAMEWORK))
-   if(SDL_SHARED)
-     set(SOEXT ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}) # ".so", ".dylib", etc.
-     get_target_property(SONAME SDL2 OUTPUT_NAME)
--- 
-2.14.3
-
diff --git a/patches/sdl/0004-CMake-Add-MacOSX-Framework-support.patch b/patches/sdl/0004-CMake-Add-MacOSX-Framework-support.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fc91e257..00000000
--- a/patches/sdl/0004-CMake-Add-MacOSX-Framework-support.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-From 43524a3266a76d091e41c4aca86e009fd06bae9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Marcel Metz <mmetz@adrian-broher.net>
-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 18:10:19 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] CMake: Add MacOSX Framework support
-
----
- CMakeLists.txt | 13 +++++++++++++
- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 56cced0f0..f32165cb7 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -373,6 +373,9 @@ dep_option(KMSDRM_SHARED       "Dynamically load KMS DRM support" ON "VIDEO_KMSDRM" OFF)
- option_string(BACKGROUNDING_SIGNAL "number to use for magic backgrounding signal or 'OFF'" "OFF")
- option_string(FOREGROUNDING_SIGNAL "number to use for magic foregrounding signal or 'OFF'" "OFF")
- set_option(HIDAPI              "Use HIDAPI for low level joystick drivers" ${OPT_DEF_HIDAPI})
-+if(APPLE)
-+  set_option(BUILD_FRAMEWORK   "Build Framework bundle for OSX" OFF)
-+endif()
- 
- set(SDL_SHARED ${SDL_SHARED_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT} CACHE BOOL "Build a shared version of the library")
- set(SDL_STATIC ${SDL_STATIC_ENABLED_BY_DEFAULT} CACHE BOOL "Build a static version of the library")
-@@ -1819,6 +1822,16 @@ if(SDL_SHARED)
-     set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES STATIC_LIBRARY_FLAGS "/NODEFAULTLIB")
-   endif()
-   set(_INSTALL_LIBS "SDL2" ${_INSTALL_LIBS})
-+  if(APPLE AND BUILD_FRAMEWORK)
-+    set_target_properties(SDL2 PROPERTIES
-+      FRAMEWORK TRUE
-+      FRAMEWORK_VERSION ${SDL_VERSION}
-+      MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_IDENTIFIER org.libsdl.SDL2
-+      MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING ${SDL_VERSION}
-+      MACOSX_FRAMEWORK_BUNDLE_VERSION ${SDL_VERSION}
-+      MACOSX_RPATH ON
-+      OUTPUT_NAME "SDL2")
-+  endif()
-   target_link_libraries(SDL2 ${EXTRA_LIBS} ${EXTRA_LDFLAGS})
-   target_include_directories(SDL2 PUBLIC "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${SDL2_SOURCE_DIR}/include>" $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include/SDL2>)
-   if (NOT ANDROID)
--- 
-2.14.3
-
diff --git a/patches/sdl/0005-CMake-Set-framework-install-directory.patch b/patches/sdl/0005-CMake-Set-framework-install-directory.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c21ffb8c..00000000
--- a/patches/sdl/0005-CMake-Set-framework-install-directory.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-From 4243d36624b0ab5bf80c3ab9c0269e419a4beb09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Marcel Metz <mmetz@adrian-broher.net>
-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 18:58:04 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] CMake: Set framework install directory
-
----
- CMakeLists.txt | 1 +
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index f32165cb7..50446f868 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1793,6 +1793,7 @@ install(TARGETS ${_INSTALL_LIBS} EXPORT SDL2Targets
-   LIBRARY DESTINATION "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}"
-   ARCHIVE DESTINATION "lib${LIB_SUFFIX}"
-   RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-+  FRAMEWORK DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}
-   PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION include/SDL2)
- 
- ##### Export files #####
--- 
-2.14.3
-