diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 950d3898cf..84b8709cbe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.26.0 (20th December, 2023)
 
-### Changed
+### Added
+
+* The `proxy` argument was added. You should use the `proxy` argument instead of the deprecated `proxies`, or use `mounts=` for more complex configurations. (#2879)
+
+### Deprecated
 
-* The `proxies` argument is now deprecated. You should use the `proxy` argument instead, or use `mounts=` for more complex configurations. (#2879)
+* The `proxies` argument is now deprecated. It will still continue to work, but it will be removed in the future. (#2879)
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* Fix cases of double escaping of URL path components. Allow / as a safe character in the query portion. (#2990)
 * Handle `NO_PROXY` envvar cases when a fully qualified URL is supplied as the value. (#2741)
 * Allow URLs where username or password contains unescaped '@'. (#2986)
 * Ensure ASGI `raw_path` does not include URL query component. (#2999)
diff --git a/httpx/__version__.py b/httpx/__version__.py
index c6bc0ac023..3edc842c69 100644
--- a/httpx/__version__.py
+++ b/httpx/__version__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 __title__ = "httpx"
 __description__ = "A next generation HTTP client, for Python 3."
-__version__ = "0.25.2"
+__version__ = "0.26.0"