diff --git a/.github/release-please/manifest.json b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
index 9bae11c7b26..5b7501b6573 100644
--- a/.github/release-please/manifest.json
+++ b/.github/release-please/manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "core": "24.25.0",
+  "core": "24.26.0",
   "prover": "16.5.0",
   "zk_toolbox": "0.1.2"
 }
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 60ed1b3f15f..c2d01881fcd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9855,7 +9855,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
-version = "24.25.0"
+version = "24.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_matches",
diff --git a/core/CHANGELOG.md b/core/CHANGELOG.md
index f0792807103..9f4d65132ec 100644
--- a/core/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [24.26.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.25.0...core-v24.26.0) (2024-09-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* added seed_peers to consensus global config ([#2920](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2920)) ([e9d1d90](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/e9d1d905f1ce86f9de2cf39d79be4b5aada4a81d))
+* **circuit_prover:** Add circuit prover ([#2908](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2908)) ([48317e6](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/48317e640a00b016bf7bf782cc94fccaf077ed6d))
+* **prover:** Add endpoint to PJM to get queue reports ([#2918](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2918)) ([2cec83f](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/2cec83f26e0b9309387135ca43718af4fcd6f6b1))
+* **vm:** Do not panic on VM divergence ([#2705](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2705)) ([7aa5721](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/7aa5721d22e253d05d369a60d5bcacbf52021c48))
+* **vm:** Extract oneshot VM executor – environment types ([#2885](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2885)) ([a2d4126](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/a2d4126f9e0c9dc46f49a861549d076fdbcf66d3))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **api_server:** fix blob_gas length ([#2673](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2673)) ([44a8f79](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/44a8f79739704e1216a7b34a0580ad7ba1cce3bd))
+* **eth-sender:** print better error message in case of missing blob prices ([#2927](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2927)) ([38fc824](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/38fc824f75e8b0e84f10348d1502fc8a26d12015))
+
 ## [24.25.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v24.24.0...core-v24.25.0) (2024-09-19)
 
 
diff --git a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
index c7a4476173f..a0f12b24244 100644
--- a/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
 description = "Non-validator ZKsync node"
-version = "24.25.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "24.26.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true