diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f4bba04..7d9ad7d4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-### next
+### v1.26.0 - 2023-09-27
+<a name="v1.26.0"></a>
+- when given a path to a file at launch, broot now selects it in the tree and opens it in preview - Fix #729
 - allow rebinding of the 'tab' and 'esc' keys with the `:next_match` and `:escape` internals - Fix #740
 - fix fuzzy patterns not case insensitive on some characters - Fix #746
-- when given a path to a file at launch, broot now selects it in the tree and opens it in preview - Fix #729
 
 ### v1.25.2 - 2023-09-20
 <a name="v1.25.2"></a>
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a870c296..ba1926eb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ checksum = "0d8c1fef690941d3e7788d328517591fecc684c084084702d6ff1641e993699a"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "broot"
-version = "1.25.3-dev"
+version = "1.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.3",
  "ansi_colours",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 13a1c7e4..32cbbf1e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "broot"
-version = "1.25.3-dev"
+version = "1.26.0"
 authors = ["dystroy <denys.seguret@gmail.com>"]
 repository = "https://github.com/Canop/broot"
 homepage = "https://dystroy.org/broot"
diff --git a/src/verb/verb_store.rs b/src/verb/verb_store.rs
index e9cee1a2..3ff9c639 100644
--- a/src/verb/verb_store.rs
+++ b/src/verb/verb_store.rs
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ impl VerbStore {
         #[cfg(unix)]
         self.add_external("rm", "rm -rf {file}", StayInBroot);
         #[cfg(windows)]
-        add_external("rm", "cmd /c rmdir /Q /S {file}", StayInBroot)
+        self.add_external("rm", "cmd /c rmdir /Q /S {file}", StayInBroot)
             .with_stype(SelectionType::Directory);
         #[cfg(windows)]
         self.add_external("rm", "cmd /c del /Q {file}", StayInBroot)