diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2f4ef21..c850222 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## Change log
 ----------------------
 
-Version 2.6-SNAPSHOT
+Version 2.6
 -------------
 
 ADDED:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35071e5..3e3a91b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ your project `build.gradle` if you want to import the core functionality of swin
 define version in file gradle.properties
 
 ```
-swingBaseComponentsVersion=2.5
+swingBaseComponentsVersion=2.6
 ```
 
 or in build.gradle ext area
 
 ```
-    swingBaseComponentsVersion = "2.5"
+    swingBaseComponentsVersion = "2.6"
 ```
 
 then add the dependency to the dependencies area
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Than you can add the dependency to your dependencies:
     <properties>
             ...
         <!-- swing-base-components version -->
-        <swing-base-components.version>2.5</swing-base-components.version>
+        <swing-base-components.version>2.6</swing-base-components.version>
             ...
     </properties>
             ...
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index b146c63..ecffffe 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ######################
 # project properties #
 ######################
-projectVersion=2.6-SNAPSHOT
+projectVersion=2.6
 groupPackage=io.github.astrapi69
 projectSourceCompatibility=11
 projectInceptionYear=2021