diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8adda95c1..82537cf55 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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+    ".": "2.26.9"
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c2cca7dc5..f2ab30887 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.26.9](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-book/compare/2.26.8...2.26.9) (2025-01-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add hashtags to share ([#1296](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-book/issues/1296)) ([cec0692](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-book/commit/cec06929de91128129835bb7ab799b7ea3cc0f75))
+* update Twitter & YouTube icons ([#1290](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-book/issues/1290)) ([305d5b3](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-book/commit/305d5b3b3cacd307dab21a7ceff3a6fa1c1fc247))
+
 ## [2.26.8](https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks-book/compare/2.26.7...2.26.8) (2024-10-21)
 
 
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index 771996781..655f2183e 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Author: Pressbooks (Book Oven Inc.)
 Author URI: https://pressbooks.com
 Copyright: 2011-2023 Pressbooks (Book Oven Inc.) <code@pressbooks.com>
 x-release-please-start-version
-Version: 2.26.8
+Version: 2.26.9
 x-release-please-end
 Text Domain: pressbooks-book
 License: GPL v3.0 or later