diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 10b67d1..911b141 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.2.6 (Jun 12, 2024)
+--------------------
+* Add NotProvided value to SolutionState enum for puzzles without a solution
+* typo in Markup.is_markup_square
+* utf-8 support for v2 files
+* various fixes for diagramless
+
 0.2.5 (Jun 7, 2019)
 -------------------
 * added support for puz file version 1.4
diff --git a/puz.py b/puz.py
index 06122da..e77d176 100644
--- a/puz.py
+++ b/puz.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import sys
 
 __title__ = 'puzpy'
-__version__ = '0.2.5'
+__version__ = '0.2.6'
 __author__ = 'Alex DeJarnatt'
 __author_email__ = 'adejarnatt@gmail.com'
 __maintainer__ = 'Simeon Visser'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4e03b11..281d40b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='puzpy',
-    version='0.2.5',
+    version='0.2.6',
     description='python crossword puzzle library',
     author='Alex Dejarnatt',
     author_email='adejarnatt@gmail.com',