diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed5bb267e..e3f47bb06 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Edit this release and run "make release"
-RELEASE=2.5.3
+RELEASE=2.6.0
 
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a718f7c77..35b8a3f4f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+tron (2.6.0) jammy; urgency=medium
+
+  * 2.6.0 tagged with 'make release'
+    Commit: Use logreader rathern than vector-reader (#1002)  This CLI
+    is being renamed, so let"s account for that
+
+ -- Luis Perez <luisp@yelp.com>  Thu, 24 Oct 2024 09:34:05 -0700
+
 tron (2.5.3) jammy; urgency=medium
 
   * 2.5.3 tagged with 'make release'
diff --git a/tron/__init__.py b/tron/__init__.py
index 136cef86f..7fc49a09d 100644
--- a/tron/__init__.py
+++ b/tron/__init__.py
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 # setup phase, the dependencies may not exist on disk yet.
 #
 # Don't bump version manually. See `make release` docs in ./Makefile
-__version__ = "2.5.3"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"