diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 8ba999a1..ebcbe46f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Changelog
 Version 2.6
 -----------
 
-Unreleased
+Released 2021-11-15
 
 * Retrieve feeds in parallel, but parse them serially;
   previously, feeds would be parsed in parallel.
diff --git a/src/reader/__init__.py b/src/reader/__init__.py
index d6b83b43..04a639a1 100644
--- a/src/reader/__init__.py
+++ b/src/reader/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.6.dev0'
+__version__ = '2.6'
 
 from .core import Reader, make_reader