diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index f19cb84c37da..ff7ea2c194dc 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
   "google-cloud-container+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-container-v1": "0.26.0",
   "google-cloud-container-v1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
-  "google-cloud-container-v1beta1": "0.25.0",
+  "google-cloud-container-v1beta1": "0.26.0",
   "google-cloud-container-v1beta1+FILLER": "0.0.0",
   "google-cloud-container_analysis": "1.2.0",
   "google-cloud-container_analysis+FILLER": "0.0.0",
diff --git a/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md b/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md
index 29ac787cb83f..601dcf2a5571 100644
--- a/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Release History
 
+### 0.26.0 (2023-08-13)
+
+#### Features
+
+* add APIs for GKE OOTB metrics packages ([#22753](https://github.com/googleapis/google-cloud-ruby/issues/22753)) 
+
 ### 0.25.0 (2023-07-25)
 
 #### Features
diff --git a/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/container/v1beta1/version.rb b/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/container/v1beta1/version.rb
index 7f847dfa9de4..311e37123f4e 100644
--- a/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/container/v1beta1/version.rb
+++ b/google-cloud-container-v1beta1/lib/google/cloud/container/v1beta1/version.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Google
   module Cloud
     module Container
       module V1beta1
-        VERSION = "0.25.0"
+        VERSION = "0.26.0"
       end
     end
   end