diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06a29467c..5fe211bff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 
-## Unreleased
+## 0.26.0 - 2021-01-19
 
 ### Added
 - Add infinite, simulation-only memory `axi_sim_mem`.
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
   - `rand_axi_master` to `axi_rand_master`, and
   - `rand_axi_slave` to `axi_rand_slave`.
 
-### Fixed
-
 
 ## 0.25.0 - 2021-01-14
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index bde1b7edc..4e8f395fa 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.26.0-dev
+0.26.0
diff --git a/axi.core b/axi.core
index 83673a7b7..e81757cf2 100644
--- a/axi.core
+++ b/axi.core
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CAPI=2:
 
-name : pulp-platform.org::axi:0.26.0-dev
+name : pulp-platform.org::axi:0.26.0
 
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