diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d6c7e9d68..d6de1e7f8 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "2.25.0"
+    ".": "2.26.0"
 }
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 92b498748..09bffa32d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,27 @@
 
 [1]: https://pypi.org/project/google-cloud-bigtable/#history
 
+## [2.26.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/compare/v2.25.0...v2.26.0) (2024-08-12)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Add fields and the BackupType proto for Hot Backups ([#1010](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/issues/1010)) ([b95801f](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/b95801ffa8081e0072232247fbc5879105c109a6))
+* Add MergeToCell to Mutation APIs ([f029a24](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/f029a242e2b0e6020d0b87ef256a414194321fad))
+* Add min, max, hll aggregators and more types ([f029a24](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/f029a242e2b0e6020d0b87ef256a414194321fad))
+* Async execute query client ([#1011](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/issues/1011)) ([45bc8c4](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/45bc8c4a0fe567ce5e0126a1a70e7eb3dca93e92))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Use single routing metadata header ([#1005](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/issues/1005)) ([20eeb0a](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/20eeb0a68d7b44d07a6d84bc7a7e040ad63bb96d))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* Add clarification around SQL timestamps ([#1012](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/issues/1012)) ([6e80190](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/6e801900bbe9385d3b579b8c3327c87c3617d92f))
+* Corrected various type documentation ([f029a24](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/commit/f029a242e2b0e6020d0b87ef256a414194321fad))
+
 ## [2.25.0](https://github.com/googleapis/python-bigtable/compare/v2.24.0...v2.25.0) (2024-07-18)
 
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py
index e5fa8f60b..d56eed5c5 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.25.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.26.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py
index e5fa8f60b..d56eed5c5 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.25.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.26.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py
index e5fa8f60b..d56eed5c5 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable_admin_v2/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.25.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.26.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
diff --git a/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py b/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py
index e5fa8f60b..d56eed5c5 100644
--- a/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py
+++ b/google/cloud/bigtable_v2/gapic_version.py
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-__version__ = "2.25.0"  # {x-release-please-version}
+__version__ = "2.26.0"  # {x-release-please-version}