diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 454c69b95..8e9012eb6 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.26.0
+
+February 30, 2023
+
 ## 0.25.0
 
 February 14, 2023
diff --git a/starlette/__init__.py b/starlette/__init__.py
index 6fea77c01..7c4a9591e 100644
--- a/starlette/__init__.py
+++ b/starlette/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.25.0"
+__version__ = "0.26.0"