diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 69a145a00..69af20e11 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # somewhere on your $PATH, like ~/bin. The rest of Leiningen will be
 # installed upon first run into the ~/.lein/self-installs directory.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.0"
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index 457b75976..65914800e 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.6.0"
 
 if [ "$(whoami)" = "root" ] && [ "$LEIN_ROOT" = "" ]; then
     echo "WARNING: You're currently running as root; probably by accident."
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index 2423720c5..bbca4658a 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.6.0-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.6.0
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index 610d921cf..fcff978d0 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.5.3</version>
+  <version>2.6.0</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/technomancy/leiningen.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>783ba1ed11ecf4b0d1fd66eec5a0960196737f9e
+    <tag>a18141baf5bdfc6d56aebc8fcf4bd2e74246ba00
 </tag>
     <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
   </scm>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
       <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.0</version>
+      <version>1.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>bultitude</groupId>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
       <artifactId>wagon-http</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9</version>
+      <version>2.10</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.hypirion</groupId>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index 348822d44..52c99bd21 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.6.0"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 2ab29bcc7..7cacd53cd 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.6.0"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.6.0-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.6.0"]
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.0.3"]
                  [commons-io "2.4"]
                  [bultitude "0.2.8"]