diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9c2ab30..abd7abf 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
     have a look at the version control history under
     https://github.com/rse/componentjs/commits/master
 
+    Major changes between ComponentJS 1.2.5 and 1.2.6
+    -------------------------------------------------
+
+    o BUGFIX:
+      Aligned versions between NPM package.json and VERSION file.
+
     Major changes between ComponentJS 1.2.4 and 1.2.5
     -------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 0976bda..1c5c48a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 
 major: 1
 minor: 2
-micro: 5
+micro: 6
 date:  20150426
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2b9d485..881fc80 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name":        "componentjs",
     "homepage":    "http://componentjs.com/",
     "description": "Powerful run-time Component System for structuring HTML5-based Rich Clients",
-    "version":     "1.2.4",
+    "version":     "1.2.6",
     "license":     "MPL/2.0",
     "author": {
         "name":    "Ralf S. Engelschall",