diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 78b4800..bb1511f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+### mate-netbook 1.26.0
+
+  * Translations update
+  * update copyright to 2021
+  * mate-window-picker-applet: Do not build the path to the menu file
+  * mate-maximus-autostart.desktop: The Encoding key is deprecated
+  * mate-window: Replace GtkStock icons
+  * Update copyright to 2021
+  * Remove USE_MATE2_MACROS from autogen.sh (legacy)
+  * build: silent build warnings for distcheck
+  * windows-picker: fix `make clean` command
+  * use MATE_COMPILE_WARNINGS from mate-common
+
 ### mate-netbook 1.24.0
 
   * Translations update
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3ef78e7..91135a3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_PREREQ(2.53)
-AC_INIT(mate-netbook, 1.24.0, [])
+AC_INIT(mate-netbook, 1.26.0, [])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.9 foreign tar-ustar no-dist-gzip dist-xz check-news])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(maximus/main.c)