diff --git a/blend2bam/version.py b/blend2bam/version.py
index 8c308d7..826d20e 100644
--- a/blend2bam/version.py
+++ b/blend2bam/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '0.25.0'
+__version__ = '0.26.0'