diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 33fa2b0..b663019 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ include(cmake/fetch_content.cmake)
 # in code coverage computation as they are test programs themselves.
 set(EXTRA_COVERAGE_EXCLUSION "\'${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/integration/*\'")
 
-project(bofstd VERSION 5.7.2.5)
+project(bofstd VERSION 5.7.2.6)
 
 if (EMSCRIPTEN)
 message("Force pthread detection for BofStd compilation under EMSCRIPTEN")
diff --git a/lib/include/bofstd/bofbasicloggerfactory.h b/lib/include/bofstd/bofbasicloggerfactory.h
index e4fa45e..1278828 100644
--- a/lib/include/bofstd/bofbasicloggerfactory.h
+++ b/lib/include/bofstd/bofbasicloggerfactory.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class BofBasicLogger : public BOF::IBofLogger
     else
     {
       sprintf(mpLogFilePath_c, "%s/%s.log", _rLogFileSubDir_S.c_str(), mChannelName_S.c_str());
-      mpLogFile_X = _Append_B ? fopen(mpLogFilePath_c, "w+") : fopen(mpLogFilePath_c, "a+");
+      mpLogFile_X = _Append_B ? fopen(mpLogFilePath_c, "a+") : fopen(mpLogFilePath_c, "w+");
       if (mpLogFile_X)
       {
         V_Log(LOG_SEVERITY_FORCE, __FILE__, __LINE__, __func__, "New log session started...\n");
diff --git a/vcpkg.json b/vcpkg.json
index a1921b8..bcc94b7 100644
--- a/vcpkg.json
+++ b/vcpkg.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bofstd",
-  "version": "5.7.2.5",
+  "version": "5.7.2.6",
   "description": "The onbings general purpose C++ Multiplatform library",
   "dependencies": [
     {