diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a0845f..d63d238 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 Older versions are detailed as [GitHub
 releases](https://github.com/mudge/re2/releases) for this project.
 
+## [2.6.0.rc1] - 2023-12-13
+### Added
+- Add precompiled native gem for Ruby 3.3.0-rc1.
+
 ## [2.5.0] - 2023-12-05
 ### Added
 - Add a new matching interface that more closely resembles the underlying RE2
@@ -222,6 +226,7 @@ releases](https://github.com/mudge/re2/releases) for this project.
 ### Fixed
 - In Ruby 1.9.2 and later, re2 will now set the correct encoding for strings
 
+[2.6.0.rc1]: https://github.com/mudge/re2/releases/tag/v2.6.0.rc1
 [2.5.0]: https://github.com/mudge/re2/releases/tag/v2.5.0
 [2.4.3]: https://github.com/mudge/re2/releases/tag/v2.4.3
 [2.4.2]: https://github.com/mudge/re2/releases/tag/v2.4.2
diff --git a/lib/re2/version.rb b/lib/re2/version.rb
index a63359d..58131d5 100644
--- a/lib/re2/version.rb
+++ b/lib/re2/version.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 
 
 module RE2
-  VERSION = "2.5.0"
+  VERSION = "2.6.0.rc1"
 end