diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index f82b244..c7ac332 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 ## grblHAL changelog
 
-<a name="20260518">Build 20260525
+<a name="20260528">20260528
+
+Core:
+
+* Minor change to shut up some compilers incorrectly warning about a potentially uninitialized variable. Ref. issue [#959](https://github.com/grblHAL/core/issues/959).
+
+Plugins:
+
+* EEPROM: increased the write delay somewhat to avoid hangs. Ref. issue [#2](https://github.com/grblHAL/Plugin_EEPROM/issues/2).
+
+---
+
+<a name="20260525">Build 20260525
 
 Core:
 
diff --git a/gcode.c b/gcode.c
index 6a9196f..bda6249 100644
--- a/gcode.c
+++ b/gcode.c
@@ -4536,7 +4536,7 @@ status_code_t gc_execute_block (char *block)
                 {
                     // NOTE: gc_block.values.xyz is returned from mc_probe_cycle with the updated position value. So
                     // upon a successful probing cycle, the machine position and the returned value should be the same.
-                    probe_id_t probe_id;
+                    probe_id_t probe_id = Probe_Default; // initialized to shut up compiler warning
                     plan_data.condition.no_feed_override = !settings.probe.allow_feed_override;
                     if(gc_block.select_probe){
                         if((gc_block.select_probe = (probe_id_t)gc_block.values.p != (probe_id = hal.probe.get_state().probe_id))) {