diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 74aeff1bf..886b44581 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Edit this release and run "make release"
-RELEASE=2.2.5
+RELEASE=2.2.6
 
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 17b4570f9..d4f850ae8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+tron (2.2.6) jammy; urgency=medium
+
+  * 2.2.6 tagged with 'make release'
+    Commit: Update scribereader tests (#983)
+
+ -- Yaroslav Liakhovskyi <yaro@yelp.com>  Fri, 28 Jun 2024 01:41:29 -0700
+
 tron (2.2.5) jammy; urgency=medium
 
   * 2.2.5 tagged with 'make release'
diff --git a/tron/__init__.py b/tron/__init__.py
index 4b8f24c24..4e87f5ffc 100644
--- a/tron/__init__.py
+++ b/tron/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 # setup phase, the dependencies may not exist on disk yet.
 #
 # Don't bump version manually. See `make release` docs in ./Makefile
-__version__ = "2.2.5"
+__version__ = "2.2.6"