diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 33f4b1a..f94701c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, per [the Ke
 
 ## [Unreleased] - TBD
 
+## [2.6.2] - 2023-11-10
+### Changed
+- Update the `wp-compat-validation-tool` composer package to version `0.3.1` which properly removes the `.git` directory (props [@Sidsector9](https://github.com/Sidsector9), [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter) via [#180](https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/pull/180)).
+
 ## [2.6.1] - 2023-11-08
 ### Changed
 - Bump WordPress "tested up to" version 6.4 (props [@jeffpaul](https://github.com/jeffpaul), [@qasumitbagthariya](https://github.com/qasumitbagthariya), [@faisal-alvi](https://github.com/faisal-alvi) via [#177](https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/pull/177)).
@@ -286,6 +290,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file, per [the Ke
 - Updated version requirements.
 
 [Unreleased]: https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/compare/trunk...develop
+[2.6.2]: https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/compare/2.6.1...2.6.2
 [2.6.1]: https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/compare/2.6.0...2.6.1
 [2.6.0]: https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/compare/2.5.1...2.6.0
 [2.5.1]: https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/compare/2.5.0...2.5.1
diff --git a/class-simple-page-ordering.php b/class-simple-page-ordering.php
index 42ba021..4f5c07c 100644
--- a/class-simple-page-ordering.php
+++ b/class-simple-page-ordering.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 use WP_Query;
 
 // Useful global constants.
-define( 'SIMPLE_PAGE_ORDERING_VERSION', '2.6.1' );
+define( 'SIMPLE_PAGE_ORDERING_VERSION', '2.6.2' );
 
 if ( ! class_exists( 'Simple_Page_Ordering' ) ) :
 
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index bcca02e..894a7d4 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
             "source": {
                 "type": "git",
                 "url": "https://github.com/10up/wp-compat-validation-tool.git",
-                "reference": "bb0d2a3f0e6c9e3df5f95c366abcaeaf2e1a05d3"
+                "reference": "19a8c7c1d39d3a4c896aeeac8d42edd20b8d2317"
             },
             "require": {
                 "composer/installers": "^2.2"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
             ],
             "description": "Perform PHP and WP version compatibility checks in your plugin.",
             "homepage": "https://github.com/10up/wp-compat-validation-tool",
-            "time": "2023-10-25T13:12:17+00:00"
+            "time": "2023-11-09T18:48:23+00:00"
         },
         {
             "name": "composer/installers",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4ef635f..04c7c29 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-page-ordering",
-  "version": "2.6.1",
+  "version": "2.6.2",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "simple-page-ordering",
-      "version": "2.6.1",
+      "version": "2.6.2",
       "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@10up/babel-preset-default": "^2.0.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9de506f..9994511 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "simple-page-ordering",
   "description": "Order your pages and other hierarchical post types with simple drag and drop right from the standard page list.",
-  "version": "2.6.1",
+  "version": "2.6.2",
   "author": "10up <opensource@10up.com> (https://10up.com)",
   "license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 82d5518..c100233 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Tags:              order, re-order, ordering, pages, page, manage, menu_order, h
 Requires at least: 5.7
 Requires PHP:      7.4
 Tested up to:      6.4
-Stable tag:        2.6.1
+Stable tag:        2.6.2
 License:           GPLv2 or later
 License URI:       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ Yes. The plugin registers the REST endpoint `simple-page-ordering/v1/page_orderi
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 2.6.2 - 2023-11-10 =
+* **Changed:** Update the `wp-compat-validation-tool` composer package to version `0.3.1` which properly removes the `.git` directory (props [@Sidsector9](https://github.com/Sidsector9), [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter) via [#180](https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/pull/180)).
+
 = 2.6.1 - 2023-11-08 =
 * **Changed:** Bump WordPress "tested up to" version 6.4 (props [@jeffpaul](https://github.com/jeffpaul), [@qasumitbagthariya](https://github.com/qasumitbagthariya), [@faisal-alvi](https://github.com/faisal-alvi) via [#177](https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/pull/177)).
 * **Changed:** Remove the .git directory from the `10up-lib` directory (props [@Sidsector9](https://github.com/Sidsector9), [@dkotter](https://github.com/dkotter) via [#175](https://github.com/10up/simple-page-ordering/pull/175)).