diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 87a8d66f..bfb70b2b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.6.0-RC1 (released 14.08.2024)
+* #358 Upgrade to Hibernate 6.4
+* #393 Deprecate jpa.Model
+
 ## 2.5.0 (released 09.08.2024) - see https://github.com/replay-framework/replay/milestone/16?closed=1
 * #386 Replace `javax.inject` with `jakarta.inject` (#389) @cies
 * #65 move all Groovy-related code from "framework" to "fastergt" (#316) @asolntsev
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b69fa1fa..4c38ddee 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ext {
 subprojects {
 
   group='io.github.replay-framework'
-  version=project.properties['revision'] ?: '2.5.0'
+  version=project.properties['revision'] ?: '2.6.0-RC1'
 
   apply plugin: 'java'
   apply plugin: 'java-library'