diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2a47900db..9ae5337ea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Master (Unreleased)
 
+## 2.26.1 (2024-01-05)
+
 - Fix an error for `RSpec/SharedExamples` when using examples without argument. ([@ydah])
 
 ## 2.26.0 (2024-01-04)
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
index be0a1bc4f..6320853d4 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/version.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module RuboCop
   module RSpec
     # Version information for the RSpec RuboCop plugin.
     module Version
-      STRING = '2.26.0'
+      STRING = '2.26.1'
     end
   end
 end