diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.26.2] - 2024-04-17
+
 ### Fixes
 * fix `cargo install` without `--locked` ([#2098](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/2098))
 * respect configuration for remote when fetching (also applies to pulling) [[@cruessler](https://github.com/cruessler)] ([#1093](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1093))
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gitui"
-version = "0.26.2-rc.1"
+version = "0.26.2"
 authors = ["extrawurst <mail@rusticorn.com>"]
 description = "blazing fast terminal-ui for git"
 edition = "2021"