diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 71cbabf2332a390090f924e777c4876d9d1ba36d..40907151c87c1a510380d090635a5e4ef80f1310 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v2.26.6
+
+* _TBA_
+
 # v2.26.5
 
 * added `get_current_traceback` and fixed `RunActionAfterGeneratorCompletes` and `run_when_iterator_completes` default
diff --git a/satella/__init__.py b/satella/__init__.py
index e7cf032b21c2d4b94779f51904be420354860ccd..0e99c2295e2dcceca70ffa51fb6d9b9a50b7ae3b 100644
--- a/satella/__init__.py
+++ b/satella/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '2.26.5'
+__version__ = '2.26.6a1'