diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 101ddc7..1b6590a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+2.026 2024-04-20
 - fix {colorbox=>1} (#100)
 
 2.025 2024-04-20
diff --git a/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm b/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm
index f47a78f..a1b3e15 100644
--- a/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm
+++ b/lib/PDL/Graphics/Gnuplot.pm
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ our $echo_eating = 0;                             # Older versions of gnuplot on
 our $debug_echo = 0;                              # If set, mock up Losedows half-duplex pipes
 
 
-our $VERSION = '2.025';
+our $VERSION = '2.026';
 $VERSION = eval $VERSION;
 
 our $gp_version = undef;    # eventually gets the extracted gnuplot(1) version number.