diff --git a/Readme.html b/Readme.html
index 0ce25f57..293fa036 100644
--- a/Readme.html
+++ b/Readme.html
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ <h2>Hints</h2>
 
 <h2>Changes</h2>
 
-<p>-version 3.26
+<p>-version 3.26 on October 3, 2019
 <ul>
    <li>GitHub Issue #270 (PR #272), #265 (PR #267), #271, #222, and #275.
 </ul>
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index f8246c7a..513477b0 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 <project name="javassist" default="jar" basedir=".">
 
-  <property name="dist-version" value="javassist-3.25.0-GA"/>
+  <property name="dist-version" value="javassist-3.26.0-GA"/>
 
   <property environment="env"/>
   <property name="target.jar" value="javassist.jar"/>
diff --git a/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b9168b9e..8464fca1 100644
--- a/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/src/main/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Specification-Title: Javassist
 Specification-Vendor: Shigeru Chiba, www.javassist.org
-Specification-Version: 3.25.0-GA
+Specification-Version: 3.26.0-GA
 Main-Class: javassist.CtClass
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.javassist