diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65cdc2ea..37db3772 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	## __WORK IN PROGRESS__
 	(at the beginning of a new line )
 -->
-## __WORK IN PROGRESS__
+## 2.6.0 (2024-01-05)
 * (AlCalzone) Change supported Node.js versions to 18 / 20 (#1082) · [Migration guide](docs/updates/20240105_min_node18.md)
 * (AlCalzone) Simplify maintenance of ESLint config by using the `"latest"` parser version (#1082) · [Migration guide](docs/updates/20240105_ecmaversion_latest.md)
 * (AlCalzone) Pin `chai` dependency to version 4 (#1082)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fddafaa3..bb587f8c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@iobroker/create-adapter",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.6.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@iobroker/create-adapter",
-      "version": "2.5.0",
+      "version": "2.6.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@iobroker/adapter-dev": "^1.2.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aac8e64d..1fd84f7d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@iobroker/create-adapter",
-  "version": "2.5.0",
+  "version": "2.6.0",
   "description": "Command line utility to create customized ioBroker adapters",
   "keywords": [],
   "main": "build/index.js",