diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5242c0a5..25499058 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Tags:** OStatus, fediverse, activitypub, activitystream  
 **Requires at least:** 5.5  
 **Tested up to:** 6.6  
-**Stable tag:** 2.5.0  
+**Stable tag:** 2.6.0  
 **Requires PHP:** 7.0  
 **License:** MIT  
 **License URI:** http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT  
diff --git a/activitypub.php b/activitypub.php
index 2444589a..256834c9 100644
--- a/activitypub.php
+++ b/activitypub.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: ActivityPub
  * Plugin URI: https://github.com/pfefferle/wordpress-activitypub/
  * Description: The ActivityPub protocol is a decentralized social networking protocol based upon the ActivityStreams 2.0 data format.
- * Version: 2.5.0
+ * Version: 2.6.0
  * Author: Matthias Pfefferle & Automattic
  * Author URI: https://automattic.com/
  * License: MIT
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/compat.php';
 require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/functions.php';
 
-\define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.5.0' );
+\define( 'ACTIVITYPUB_PLUGIN_VERSION', '2.6.0' );
 
 /**
  * Initialize the plugin constants.
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index b863cfd5..39c536da 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: automattic, pfefferle, mediaformat, mattwiebe, akirk, jeherve, nur
 Tags: OStatus, fediverse, activitypub, activitystream
 Requires at least: 5.5
 Tested up to: 6.6
-Stable tag: 2.5.0
+Stable tag: 2.6.0
 Requires PHP: 7.0
 License: MIT
 License URI: http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT