diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 499121f48..1b9e0c90a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
-v0.25 + 1
--------
+v0.26 + 1
+---------
+
+### Changes or improvements
+
+### API additions
+
+### API removals
+
+### Breaking API changes
+
+v0.26
+-----
 
 ### Changes or improvements
 
@@ -24,12 +35,17 @@ v0.25 + 1
 * We now optionally call `fsync` on loose objects, packfiles and their indexes,
   loose references and packed reference files.
 
-* We can now build against OpenSSL v1.1.
+* We can now build against OpenSSL v1.1 and against LibreSSL.
 
 * `GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT` now includes a setting to perform rename detection.
   This aligns this structure with the default by `git_merge` and
   `git_merge_trees` when `NULL` was provided for the options.
 
+* Improvements for reading index v4 files.
+
+* Perform additional retries for filesystem operations on Windows when files
+  are temporarily locked by other processes.
+
 ### API additions
 
 * New family of functions to handle worktrees:
@@ -80,8 +96,6 @@ v0.25 + 1
 * `git_transport_smart_proxy_options()' enables you to get the proxy options for
   smart transports.
 
-### API removals
-
 ### Breaking API changes
 
 * `clone_checkout_strategy` has been removed from
diff --git a/include/git2/version.h b/include/git2/version.h
index 0df191f4f..becf97bd5 100644
--- a/include/git2/version.h
+++ b/include/git2/version.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #ifndef INCLUDE_git_version_h__
 #define INCLUDE_git_version_h__
 
-#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "0.25.0"
+#define LIBGIT2_VERSION "0.26.0"
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_MAJOR 0
-#define LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR 25
+#define LIBGIT2_VER_MINOR 26
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_REVISION 0
 #define LIBGIT2_VER_PATCH 0
 
-#define LIBGIT2_SOVERSION 25
+#define LIBGIT2_SOVERSION 26
 
 #endif