diff --git a/CI/post-release.sh b/CI/post-release.sh
index 99f4b658d2..7e95b3c2b7 100755
--- a/CI/post-release.sh
+++ b/CI/post-release.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ sed -i -e "s/$sc_find/$sc_replace/g" $CUR/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/test
 sc_find="<version>$SC_VERSION<\/version>"
 sc_replace="<version>$SC_NEXT_VERSION-SNAPSHOT<\/version>"
 sed -i -e "s/$sc_find/$sc_replace/g" $CUR/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml
+rm -f $CUR/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml.versionsBackup
 
 #####################
 ### Copy scripts to temp folder, as they are not available when checking out different branch or repo
diff --git a/CI/prepare-release.sh b/CI/prepare-release.sh
index c2327c383a..771451ccf6 100755
--- a/CI/prepare-release.sh
+++ b/CI/prepare-release.sh
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ sed -i -e "s/$sc_find/$sc_replace/g" $CUR/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/README.md
 sc_find="<version>$SC_LAST_RELEASE<\/version>"
 sc_replace="<version>$SC_VERSION<\/version>"
 sed -i -e "s/$sc_find/$sc_replace/g" $CUR/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml
+rm -f $CUR/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml.versionsBackup
 
 #####################
 ### build and test maven ###
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index db90aa5c35..e531b29d57 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ The OpenAPI Specification has undergone several revisions since initial creation
 
 Swagger core Version      | Release Date | OpenAPI Spec compatibility | Notes | Status
 ------------------------- | ------------ | -------------------------- | ----- | ----
-2.2.25 (**current stable**)| 2024-10-02   | 3.x           | [tag v2.2.25](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.2.25) | Supported
+2.2.26 (**current stable**)| 2024-11-18   | 3.x           | [tag v2.2.26](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.2.26) | Supported
+2.2.25                     | 2024-10-02   | 3.x           | [tag v2.2.25](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.2.25) | Supported
 2.2.24                     | 2024-09-23   | 3.x           | [tag v2.2.24](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.2.24) | Supported
 2.2.23                     | 2024-08-28   | 3.x           | [tag v2.2.23](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.2.23) | Supported
 2.2.22                     | 2024-05-15   | 3.x           | [tag v2.2.22](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.2.22) | Supported
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ You need the following installed and available in your $PATH:
 * Jackson 2.4.5 or greater
 
 
-### To build from source (currently 2.2.26-SNAPSHOT)
+### To build from source (currently 2.2.27-SNAPSHOT)
 ```
 # first time building locally
 mvn -N
diff --git a/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
index 774aa1967f..702ad8d0e5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
index 5c64e4204f..b978b3a2f6 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-eclipse-transformer-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-eclipse-transformer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b9d5a61509..349fd8c3d5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-eclipse-transformer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-eclipse-transformer-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/README.md b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/README.md
index b613c51807..b4cbceef41 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/README.md
+++ b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Alternatively provide as value a classpath with the following dependencies (repl
 
 ```
 plugins {
-  id "io.swagger.core.v3.swagger-gradle-plugin" version "2.2.25"
+  id "io.swagger.core.v3.swagger-gradle-plugin" version "2.2.26"
 }
 ```
 ### Gradle 1.x and 2.0
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ buildscript {
     }
   }
   dependencies {
-    classpath "io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-gradle-plugin:2.2.25"
+    classpath "io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-gradle-plugin:2.2.26"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
index 51973e53a2..6891e4cd3d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
+++ b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=2.2.26-SNAPSHOT
+version=2.2.26
 jettyVersion=9.4.53.v20231009
diff --git a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerPlugin.java b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerPlugin.java
index 824e56c294..99513899ba 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerPlugin.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerPlugin.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public void apply(Project project) {
         config.defaultDependencies(new Action<DependencySet>() {
             public void execute(DependencySet dependencies) {
                 dependencies.add(project.getDependencies().create("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.12.0"));
-                dependencies.add(project.getDependencies().create("io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-jaxrs2:2.2.26-SNAPSHOT"));
+                dependencies.add(project.getDependencies().create("io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-jaxrs2:2.2.26"));
                 dependencies.add(project.getDependencies().create("javax.ws.rs:javax.ws.rs-api:2.1"));
                 dependencies.add(project.getDependencies().create("javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0"));
             }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerResolveTest.java b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerResolveTest.java
index a0b6c294e7..d9a8329420 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerResolveTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/plugins/gradle/SwaggerResolveTest.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public void testSwaggerResolveTask() throws IOException {
                 "    mavenCentral()\n" +
                 "}\n" +
                 "dependencies {  \n" +
-                "    implementation 'io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-jaxrs2:2.2.26-SNAPSHOT'\n" +
+                "    implementation 'io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-jaxrs2:2.2.26'\n" +
                 "    implementation 'javax.ws.rs:javax.ws.rs-api:2.1'\n" +
                 "    implementation 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0'\n" +
                 "    testImplementation 'com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock:2.27.2'\n" +
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public void testSwaggerResolveWithOAS31OptionTask() throws IOException {
                 "    mavenCentral()\n" +
                 "}\n" +
                 "dependencies {  \n" +
-                "    implementation 'io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-jaxrs2:2.2.26-SNAPSHOT'\n" +
+                "    implementation 'io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-jaxrs2:2.2.26'\n" +
                 "    implementation 'javax.ws.rs:javax.ws.rs-api:2.1'\n" +
                 "    implementation 'javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:3.1.0'\n" +
                 "    testImplementation 'com.github.tomakehurst:wiremock:2.27.2'\n" +
diff --git a/modules/swagger-integration/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-integration/pom.xml
index e6be0c4e13..f0c84b9771 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-integration/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-integration/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
 		<artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-		<version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>2.2.26</version>
 		<relativePath>../..</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 	<artifactId>swagger-integration</artifactId>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml
index 6bbd74ab9c..7e69016299 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-java17-support/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>swagger-java17-support</artifactId>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2/pom.xml
index 7331302c9b..409c75bb7b 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer/pom.xml
index 3dde3b4945..1c4648b140 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/pom.xml
index 13423677f0..ae73929211 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../../</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/README.md b/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/README.md
index fc6c0fc244..400e828ea8 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/README.md
+++ b/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Both `javax` and `jakarta` examples are provided below
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
                 <artifactId>swagger-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.25</version>
+                <version>2.2.26</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <outputFileName>openapi</outputFileName>
                     <outputPath>${project.build.directory}/generatedtest</outputPath>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Both `javax` and `jakarta` examples are provided below
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
             <artifactId>swagger-jaxrs2</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.25</version>
+            <version>2.2.26</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Both `javax` and `jakarta` examples are provided below
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
                 <artifactId>swagger-maven-plugin-jakarta</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.25</version>
+                <version>2.2.26</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <outputFileName>openapi</outputFileName>
                     <outputPath>${project.build.directory}/generatedtest</outputPath>
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ Both `javax` and `jakarta` examples are provided below
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
             <artifactId>swagger-jaxrs2-jakarta</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.25</version>
+            <version>2.2.26</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Both `javax` and `jakarta` examples are provided below
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
                 <artifactId>swagger-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.25</version>
+                <version>2.2.26</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <outputFileName>openapi</outputFileName>
                     <outputPath>${project.build.directory}/generatedtest</outputPath>
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ Both `javax` and `jakarta` examples are provided below
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
                 <artifactId>swagger-maven-plugin-jakarta</artifactId>
-                <version>2.2.25</version>
+                <version>2.2.26</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <outputFileName>openapi</outputFileName>
                     <outputPath>${project.build.directory}/generatedtest</outputPath>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index a21fa1d680..8543bf2552 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
index 82a1ad0b4c..7208079dde 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-annotations-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-annotations-jakarta/pom.xml
index c5abf8bd9e..9ab4d94637 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-annotations-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-annotations-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-core-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-core-jakarta/pom.xml
index 0ca2bcc767..ee214b8cbe 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-core-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-core-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-integration-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-integration-jakarta/pom.xml
index 7f41dae87d..7a18e24a82 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-integration-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-integration-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-jakarta/pom.xml
index f3322ba40b..7ce0588638 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-jakarta/pom.xml
index 141d80b286..378afad5d2 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2-jakarta/pom.xml
index 9d2f9eec0f..23d8ff5332 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-jaxrs2-servlet-initializer-v2-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-maven-plugin-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-maven-plugin-jakarta/pom.xml
index a38eca28fb..a65a69aa7d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-maven-plugin-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-maven-plugin-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-models-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-models-jakarta/pom.xml
index 438b2f4594..36da628c35 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-models-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/modules/swagger-models-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger.core.v3</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project-jakarta</artifactId>
-        <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.2.26</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml
index 005a70316a..53c67bef19 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-project-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>swagger-project-jakarta</name>
     <description>swagger-project-jakarta</description>
-    <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.26</version>
     <url>https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core</url>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:swagger-api/swagger-core.git</connection>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22979c7f2f..7aa9f9eb7f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>swagger-project</name>
     <description>swagger-project</description>
-    <version>2.2.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.2.26</version>
     <url>https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core</url>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:swagger-api/swagger-core.git</connection>