diff --git a/create-block-theme.php b/create-block-theme.php
index 00604608..09d429a5 100644
--- a/create-block-theme.php
+++ b/create-block-theme.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Plugin Name: Create Block Theme
  * Plugin URI: https://wordpress.org/plugins/create-block-theme
  * Description: Generates a block theme
- * Version: 2.5.0
+ * Version: 2.6.0
  * Author: WordPress.org
  * Author URI: https://wordpress.org/
  * License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 890cc30d..e47a38ee 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
 	"name": "create-block-theme",
-	"version": "2.5.0",
+	"version": "2.6.0",
 	"lockfileVersion": 3,
 	"requires": true,
 	"packages": {
 		"": {
 			"name": "create-block-theme",
-			"version": "2.5.0",
+			"version": "2.6.0",
 			"license": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@codemirror/lang-json": "^6.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f016b13e..bd1ca193 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "create-block-theme",
-	"version": "2.5.0",
+	"version": "2.6.0",
 	"private": true,
 	"description": "Create a block-based theme",
 	"author": "The WordPress Contributors",
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 1c2caa00..54a1eaa9 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Contributors: wordpressdotorg, mikachan, onemaggie, pbking, scruffian, mmaattiia
 Tags: themes, theme, block-theme
 Requires at least: 6.6
 Tested up to: 6.6
-Stable tag: 2.5.0
+Stable tag: 2.6.0
 Requires PHP: 7.4
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ If you are having problems, please try the following:
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 2.6.0 =
+* Process inner html of blocks when escaping text content (#719)
+* Removed all of the code relating to 'folder management' of a theme. (#723)
+* Fix Image URL Localization URI (#720)
+* Add __nextHasNoMarginBottom to BaseControl-based components (#729)
+
 = 2.5.0 =
 * Copy font assets to the local theme folder when creating a style variation (#713)
 * Adds minimum WordPress version to theme metadata (#715)