diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f78f2ae..2b589fb5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 
 <!--next-version-placeholder-->
 
+## v1.2.6 (2023-10-13)
+
+### Other
+
+* New option for circular contours with radii sent as parameters ([#25](https://github.com/icecube/skyreader/issues/25)) ([`24ff08b`](https://github.com/icecube/skyreader/commit/24ff08b393df39da21b3d540c7e3197b7d400f29))
+
 ## v1.2.5 (2023-10-12)
 
 ### Other
diff --git a/skyreader/__init__.py b/skyreader/__init__.py
index dc624aaf..36c9852f 100644
--- a/skyreader/__init__.py
+++ b/skyreader/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # is zero for an official release, positive for a development branch,
 # or negative for a release candidate or beta (after the base version
 # number has been incremented)
-__version__ = "1.2.5"
+__version__ = "1.2.6"
 version_info = (
     int(__version__.split(".")[0]),
     int(__version__.split(".")[1]),