diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 7ddd2c2d..796ca446 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ keywords:
   - biomolecular simulations
   - protein flexibility
 license: MIT
-version: 2.5.0
-date-released: '2026-10-09'
+version: 2.6.0
+date-released: '2026-10-14'
diff --git a/CodeEntropy/__init__.py b/CodeEntropy/__init__.py
index 3314bdc3..afc5069e 100644
--- a/CodeEntropy/__init__.py
+++ b/CodeEntropy/__init__.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 and statistical mechanics.
 """
 
-__version__ = "2.5.0"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"