diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2338366..782dc789 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ Possible sections in each release:
 * Security: in case of vulnerabilities.
 
 
+### [v0.26.0] - 17-10-2025
+
+Changed:
+
+* Upgrade to wgpu-native v27.0.2.0 by @Vipitis in https://github.com/pygfx/wgpu-py/pull/741
+
+Added:
+
+* Add DXC and debug examples by @Vipitis in https://github.com/pygfx/wgpu-py/pull/760
+
+
 ### [v0.25.0] - 29-09-2025
 
 This release is marked with many improvements to types and structs, making it much easier to write wgpu-code in an IDE.
diff --git a/wgpu/_version.py b/wgpu/_version.py
index a5295257..3c354d9e 100644
--- a/wgpu/_version.py
+++ b/wgpu/_version.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 # This is the base version number, to be bumped before each release.
 # The build system detects this definition when building a distribution.
-__version__ = "0.25.0"
+__version__ = "0.26.0"
 
 # Set this to your library name
 project_name = "wgpu"