diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index add5d13ae..8645f7716 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [unreleased](https://github.com/elastic/package-registry/compare/v1.25.0...main)
+## [v1.26.0](https://github.com/elastic/package-registry/compare/v1.25.0...v1.26.0)
 
 ### Breaking changes
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 666e16377..6a3127572 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	serviceName         = "package-registry"
-	version             = "1.25.1"
+	version             = "1.26.0"
 	defaultInstanceName = "localhost"
 )
 
diff --git a/testdata/generated/index.json b/testdata/generated/index.json
index cac81532b..5707502c0 100644
--- a/testdata/generated/index.json
+++ b/testdata/generated/index.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
   "service.name": "package-registry",
-  "service.version": "1.25.1"
+  "service.version": "1.26.0"
 }