diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f41d904a9..c184b9ba6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html),
 with the exception that 0.x versions can break between minor versions.
 
-## Unreleased
+## [0.26.0] - 2025-09-13
 ### Changed
 - A `LinkProcessor` using `replaceWith` now also stops outer links from being
   parsed as links, same as with `wrapTextIn`. This prevents nested links, see
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ API breaking changes (caused by changes in spec):
 Initial release of commonmark-java, a port of commonmark.js with extensions
 for autolinking URLs, GitHub flavored strikethrough and tables.
 
+[0.26.0]: https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark-java/compare/commonmark-parent-0.25.1...commonmark-parent-0.26.0
 [0.25.1]: https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark-java/compare/commonmark-parent-0.25.0...commonmark-parent-0.25.1
 [0.25.0]: https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark-java/compare/commonmark-parent-0.24.0...commonmark-parent-0.25.0
 [0.24.0]: https://github.com/commonmark/commonmark-java/compare/commonmark-parent-0.23.0...commonmark-parent-0.24.0
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-autolink/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-autolink/pom.xml
index 360ad9781..1295112c3 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-autolink/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-autolink/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-autolink</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-footnotes/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-footnotes/pom.xml
index 31a92ca77..c49312a04 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-footnotes/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-footnotes/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-footnotes</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough/pom.xml
index d051a0ee0..c94d3a3e0 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-gfm-tables/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-gfm-tables/pom.xml
index 740460ada..2d89b1ea1 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-gfm-tables/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-gfm-tables/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-gfm-tables</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-heading-anchor/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-heading-anchor/pom.xml
index 1270cd1c6..7e812d002 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-heading-anchor/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-heading-anchor/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-heading-anchor</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-image-attributes/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-image-attributes/pom.xml
index f392c8ea4..ef495cf45 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-image-attributes/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-image-attributes/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-image-attributes</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-ins/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-ins/pom.xml
index 1b797791f..15f9609e1 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-ins/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-ins/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-ins</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-task-list-items/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-task-list-items/pom.xml
index f3e626f89..70dc878ab 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-task-list-items/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-task-list-items/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-task-list-items</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-ext-yaml-front-matter/pom.xml b/commonmark-ext-yaml-front-matter/pom.xml
index 93d5e3e2c..46eb4b695 100644
--- a/commonmark-ext-yaml-front-matter/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-ext-yaml-front-matter/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-ext-yaml-front-matter</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-integration-test/pom.xml b/commonmark-integration-test/pom.xml
index 810919ce6..7cb3bf2cb 100644
--- a/commonmark-integration-test/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-integration-test/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-integration-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark-test-util/pom.xml b/commonmark-test-util/pom.xml
index 753bb00de..32ead5f20 100644
--- a/commonmark-test-util/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark-test-util/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark-test-util</artifactId>
diff --git a/commonmark/pom.xml b/commonmark/pom.xml
index 26edd4ffd..518f711bb 100644
--- a/commonmark/pom.xml
+++ b/commonmark/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
         <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>commonmark</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 53289614e..c322420ae 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
     <artifactId>commonmark-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>commonmark-java parent</name>
     <description>
         Java implementation of CommonMark, a specification of the Markdown format for turning plain text into formatted
@@ -132,57 +132,57 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-autolink</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-footnotes</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-image-attributes</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-ins</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-gfm-strikethrough</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-gfm-tables</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-heading-anchor</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-task-list-items</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-ext-yaml-front-matter</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.commonmark</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commonmark-test-util</artifactId>
-                <version>0.25.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>0.26.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Common test dependencies -->