diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 371afd4dc..d8e1552c1 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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-0.26.4 [future]
+0.26.4 [2022-10-17]
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 - macOS: Allow changing the kitty icon by placing a custom icon in the kitty config folder (:pull:`5464`)
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 0cd90ecd5..3bd81d07f 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, 26, 3)
+version: Version = Version(0, 26, 4)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat