diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 1862684..df14239 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ codesorter follows `semantic versioning <https://semver.org/>`_.
  Unreleased
 ************
 
+********************
+ 0.2.6 (2026/06/14)
+********************
+
 **Added**
 
 - Documentation page describing how barriers limit sorting to segments between
diff --git a/codesorter/const.py b/codesorter/const.py
index d945bdd..ddea004 100644
--- a/codesorter/const.py
+++ b/codesorter/const.py
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
 
 PROPERTY_DECORATOR_PARTS = 2
 
-__version__ = "0.2.6.dev0"
+__version__ = "0.2.7.dev0"