diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 7e5c78912..f9eff9573 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ mouse anywhere in the current command to move the cursor there. See
 Detailed list of changes
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-0.27.0 [future]
+0.26.3 [2022-09-22]
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-- Wayland: Mark windows in which a bell as urgent on compositors that support the xdg-activation protocol
+- Wayland: Mark windows in which a bell occurs as urgent on compositors that support the xdg-activation protocol
 
 - Allow passing null bytes through the system clipboard (:iss:`5483`)
 
diff --git a/kitty/constants.py b/kitty/constants.py
index 0f0e24f52..0cd90ecd5 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, 2)
+version: Version = Version(0, 26, 3)
 str_version: str = '.'.join(map(str, version))
 _plat = sys.platform.lower()
 is_macos: bool = 'darwin' in _plat