diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 411f84e..e55bf26 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+## 0.26.0 (2024-11-22)
+
+### BREAKING CHANGE
+
+- Python 3.8 support has been dropped because of end-of-life (EOL), please update to a
+supported version
+
+### Fix
+
+- drop support for python 3.8 and bump deps (#243)
+
 ## 0.25.0 (2024-11-21)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 223940b..63a8702 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "kstreams"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 description = "Build simple kafka streams applications"
 authors = ["Marcos Schroh <marcos.schroh@kpn.com>"]
 maintainers = ["Santiago Fraire Willemoës <santiago.fraire@kpn.com>"]