diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c107b70..1f54d7e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.6.0] - 2017-12-05
 ### Changed
 - loosen dependency of `sys-proctable` (@majormoses)
 
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here](https://github.com/sensu-plugins
 - built against 1.9.3, 2.0, 2.1
 - cryptographically signed
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-process-checks/compare/2.5.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-process-checks/compare/2.6.0...HEAD
+[2.6.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-process-checks/compare/2.5.0...2.6.0
 [2.5.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-process-checks/compare/2.4.0...2.5.0
 [2.4.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-process-checks/compare/2.3.0...2.4.0
 [2.3.0]: https://github.com/sensu-plugins/sensu-plugins-process-checks/compare/2.2.0...2.3.0
diff --git a/lib/sensu-plugins-process-checks/version.rb b/lib/sensu-plugins-process-checks/version.rb
index 943f6cd..c6c6a4f 100644
--- a/lib/sensu-plugins-process-checks/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sensu-plugins-process-checks/version.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module SensuPluginsProcessChecks
   module Version
     MAJOR = 2
-    MINOR = 5
+    MINOR = 6
     PATCH = 0
 
     VER_STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH].compact.join('.')