diff --git a/goawk.go b/goawk.go
index f24edcf..cfea158 100644
--- a/goawk.go
+++ b/goawk.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	version    = "v1.25.0"
+	version    = "v1.26.0"
 	copyright  = "GoAWK " + version + " - Copyright (c) 2022 Ben Hoyt"
 	shortUsage = "usage: goawk [-F fs] [-v var=value] [-f progfile | 'prog'] [file ...]"
 	longUsage  = `Standard AWK arguments: