diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bcd8eb2..dd166457 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ See <https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki>
 
 ### Binaries
 
-- Latest stable release [v1.25.2](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/latest)
+- Latest stable release [v1.26.0](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/latest)
 - Development releases (follows master) can be downloaded [here](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/actions) selecting the latest green build and then artifacts.
 
 To install or upgrade just download the latest [binary](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/latest). On \*nix platforms you may need to make the binary executable - you can do this by running `chmod a+x` on the binary (example: `chmod a+x matterbridge-1.24.1-linux-64bit`). After downloading (and making the binary executable, if necessary), follow the instructions on the [howto](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki/How-to-create-your-config) for a step by step walkthrough for creating your configuration.
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index b6563db9..16bd8846 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+# v1.26.0
+
+## New features
+
+- irc: Allow substitution of bot's nick in RunCommands (irc) (#1890)
+- matrix: Add Matrix username spoofing (#1875)
+
+## Enhancements
+
+- general: Update dependencies (#1951)
+- mattermost: Remove mattermost 5 support (#1936)
+- mumble: Implement sending of EventJoinLeave both to and from Mumble (#1915)
+- whatsappmulti: Improve attachment handling (whatsapp) (#1928)
+- whatsappmulti: Handle incoming document captions from whatsapp (#1935)
+
+## Bugfix
+
+- irc: Fix empty messages on IRC (#1897)
+- telegram: Fix message html entities escaping when sending to Telegram (#1855)
+- telegram/slack: Fix error messages in telegram and slack bridges (#1862)
+- telegram: Fix telegram attachment comment formatting and escaping (#1920)
+- telegram: Make the cgo lottie a build tag (-tag cgolottie) (#1955)
+- whatsappmulti: Update dependencies and fix whatsmeow API changes (#1887)
+- whatsappmulti: Fix the "Someone" nickname problem (whatsapp) (#1931)
+
+This release couldn't exist without the following contributors:
+@s3lph, @sas1024, @Glandos, @jx11r, @Lucki, @BuckarooBanzay, @ilmaisin, @Kufat
+
 # v1.25.2
 
 ## Enhancements
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index 0a757636..241e6c43 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package version
 
 var (
-	Release = "1.25.3-dev"
+	Release = "1.26.0"
 	GitHash string
 )