diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 075dc95d00f..1fb8c30e8fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 <!-- next-header -->
 ## [Unreleased] - ReleaseDate
 
+## [4.2.6] - 2023-05-02
+
 ### Features
 
 - `impl Eq<std::any::TypeId> for clap_builder::util::AnyValueId`
@@ -4239,7 +4241,8 @@ Minimum version of Rust is now v1.13.0 (Stable)
 * **arg**  allow lifetimes other than 'static in arguments ([9e8c1fb9](https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/commit/9e8c1fb9406f8448873ca58bab07fe905f1551e5))
 
 <!-- next-url -->
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/compare/v4.2.5...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/compare/v4.2.6...HEAD
+[4.2.6]: https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/compare/v4.2.5...v4.2.6
 [4.2.5]: https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/compare/v4.2.4...v4.2.5
 [4.2.4]: https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/compare/v4.2.3...v4.2.4
 [4.2.3]: https://github.com/clap-rs/clap/compare/v4.2.2...v4.2.3
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index cd220f49379..c6e943f5b4d 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: Please cite this crate using these information.
 
 # Version information.
-date-released: 2023-04-27
-version: 4.2.5
+date-released: 2023-05-02
+version: 4.2.6
 
 # Project information.
 abstract: A full featured, fast Command Line Argument Parser for Rust
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 93e5a217f2b..6f1d5cd0c9a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.2.5"
+version = "4.2.6"
 dependencies = [
  "clap_builder",
  "clap_derive",
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "clap_bench"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.2.5",
+ "clap 4.2.6",
  "criterion",
  "lazy_static",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.2.5"
+version = "4.2.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anstream",
  "anstyle",
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "clap_complete"
 version = "4.2.1"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.2.5",
+ "clap 4.2.6",
  "clap_lex 0.4.1",
  "is_executable",
  "pathdiff",
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "clap_complete_fig"
 version = "4.2.0"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.2.5",
+ "clap 4.2.6",
  "clap_complete",
  "snapbox",
 ]
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ version = "0.4.1"
 name = "clap_mangen"
 version = "0.2.10"
 dependencies = [
- "clap 4.2.5",
+ "clap 4.2.6",
  "roff",
  "snapbox",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9f4b6b0ec07..c4f6764e9ab 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ include = [
 
 [package]
 name = "clap"
-version = "4.2.5"
+version = "4.2.6"
 description = "A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser"
 repository = "https://github.com/clap-rs/clap"
 categories = ["command-line-interface"]
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ unstable-styles = ["clap_builder/unstable-styles"]
 bench = false
 
 [dependencies]
-clap_builder = { path = "./clap_builder", version = "=4.2.5", default-features = false }
+clap_builder = { path = "./clap_builder", version = "=4.2.6", default-features = false }
 clap_derive = { path = "./clap_derive", version = "=4.2.0", optional = true }
 once_cell = { version = "1.12.0", optional = true }
 
diff --git a/clap_builder/Cargo.toml b/clap_builder/Cargo.toml
index 805cde4d69f..27d6eec03a9 100644
--- a/clap_builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/clap_builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "clap_builder"
-version = "4.2.5"
+version = "4.2.6"
 description = "A simple to use, efficient, and full-featured Command Line Argument Parser"
 repository = "https://github.com/clap-rs/clap"
 categories = ["command-line-interface"]