diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8c31565..fd475e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## 0.26.1 / 2024-03-22
+
+* [SECURITY] Update dependencies, including `google.golang.org/protobuf` for CVE-2024-24786
+
+This is a maintenance release.
+
 ## 0.26.0 / 2023-12-06
 
 * [CHANGE] Update dependencies: prometheus/common, client model, and Go 1.21
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4e8f395..30f6cf8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.26.0
+0.26.1