diff --git a/docs/about.rst b/docs/about.rst
index 40d5063..272e5f5 100644
--- a/docs/about.rst
+++ b/docs/about.rst
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ License
 ChangeLog
 ---------
 
+2.6.0 (Jul 30 2023)
++++++++++++++++++++
+
+  * Load certificate chain only if a certificate was specified (#79).
+  * Handle network errors raised by "requests" in HttpTransport (#75).
+
+
 2.5.0 (Apr 16 2022)
 +++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/logstash_async/__init__.py b/logstash_async/__init__.py
index 4237401..fd9a3d1 100644
--- a/logstash_async/__init__.py
+++ b/logstash_async/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
 # of the MIT license.  See the LICENSE file for details.
 
-__version__ = '2.5.0'
+__version__ = '2.6.0'
 
 # When using an in-memory only cache, this persists the cache through
 # thread failures, shutdowns, and restarts.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ab0b152..1598113 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import sys
 
 NAME = 'python-logstash-async'
-VERSION = '2.5.0'
+VERSION = '2.6.0'
 
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 with open(path.join(here, 'README.rst'), 'rb') as f: