diff --git a/LATEST b/LATEST
index 21222cee..8a965c11 100644
--- a/LATEST
+++ b/LATEST
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.5.0
+v2.6.0
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 2f7a45e3..7433fb30 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v2.6.0-dev
\ No newline at end of file
+v2.6.0
\ No newline at end of file