diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 7eaa49935..93af3bbee 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ mouse anywhere in the current command to move the cursor there. See
 Detailed list of changes
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-0.26.0 [future]
+0.26.0 [2022-08-29]
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 - A new option :opt:`remote_control_password` to use fine grained permissions for what can be remote controlled (:disc:`5320`)
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 1cd6e4538..ba56c41d9 100644
--- a/kitty/constants.py
+++ b/kitty/constants.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Version(NamedTuple):
 
 appname: str = 'kitty'
 kitty_face = '🐱'
-version: Version = Version(0, 25, 2)
+version: Version = Version(0, 26, 0)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat