diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index f80bf93bb..301797800 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ repos:
         exclude: "poetry.lock"
 
   - repo: https://github.com/commitizen-tools/commitizen
-    rev: v3.26.1 # automatically updated by Commitizen
+    rev: v3.26.2 # automatically updated by Commitizen
     hooks:
       - id: commitizen
       - id: commitizen-branch
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 15bb75490..b73d8c09e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## v3.26.2 (2024-05-22)
+
+### Fix
+
+- **base.py**: add encoding when open changlelog_file
+
 ## v3.26.1 (2024-05-22)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/commitizen/__version__.py b/commitizen/__version__.py
index 2fb3eb449..b09545868 100644
--- a/commitizen/__version__.py
+++ b/commitizen/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "3.26.1"
+__version__ = "3.26.2"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 20d08b020..22eece6bc 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tool.commitizen]
-version = "3.26.1"
+version = "3.26.2"
 tag_format = "v$version"
 version_files = [
   "pyproject.toml:version",
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version_files = [
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "commitizen"
-version = "3.26.1"
+version = "3.26.2"
 description = "Python commitizen client tool"
 authors = ["Santiago Fraire <santiwilly@gmail.com>"]
 license = "MIT"