diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index cb80997af..0072601b9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Changelog for python-chess
 ==========================
 
-Upcoming changes
-----------------
+New in v0.26.0
+--------------
 
 This is the first **release candidate for python-chess 1.0**. If you see the
 need for breaking changes, please speak up now!
diff --git a/chess/__init__.py b/chess/__init__.py
index 2903124f6..e17c745f0 100644
--- a/chess/__init__.py
+++ b/chess/__init__.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 __email__ = "niklas.fiekas@backscattering.de"
 
-__version__ = "0.25.1"
+__version__ = "0.26.0"
 
 import collections
 import collections.abc