diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 65e66407..b222c63d 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 History
 -------
 
+v0.26.0 (2023-05-01)
+....................
+
+No changes since v0.26.0b1.
+
 v0.26.0b1 (2023-04-01)
 ......................
 
diff --git a/arq/version.py b/arq/version.py
index 6f3d2326..3b29cdff 100644
--- a/arq/version.py
+++ b/arq/version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Version here is used for the package version via the `[tool.hatch.version]` section of `pyproject.toml`.
-VERSION = '0.26.0b1'
+VERSION = '0.26.0'