diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d9b918..517082d 100644
--- 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]
 
+## [0.26.0] - 2022-11-22
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Removed hardcoded region, updated functional test executor fixture to include region, and added .env.example 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.25.0
+0.26.0