diff --git a/benchexec/__init__.py b/benchexec/__init__.py
index 7457f0aad..486ce27ff 100644
--- a/benchexec/__init__.py
+++ b/benchexec/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 Variables ending with "tag" contain references to XML tag objects created by the XML parser.
 """
 
-__version__ = "3.26-dev"
+__version__ = "3.26"
 
 
 class BenchExecException(Exception):  # noqa: N818 backwards compatibility
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f50b35895..bec98ec5f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+benchexec (3.26-1) jammy; urgency=medium
+
+  * New upstream version.
+
+ -- Philipp Wendler <debian@philippwendler.de>  Tue, 05 Nov 2024 09:24:24 +0100
+
 benchexec (3.25-3) jammy; urgency=medium
 
   * Fix syntax in debian/rules