diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4175f17..5477131 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ The format of this document is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelo
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+# [1.26.0] - 2022-12-09
+
+### Changed
+* Export frames in urdf for the sensors (imu and Ft sensors) (https://github.com/robotology/icub-models-generator/pull/227).
+* Migrate iCub3 models to use gazebo_yarp_robotinterface plugin (https://github.com/robotology/icub-models-generator/pull/222).
+
 ### Fixed
 * Fix finding the `iCub` package in ROS2 (https://github.com/robotology/icub-models/pull/178).
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ff4dae..4ac591d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.8)
 
 project(icub-models
-  VERSION 1.25.0)
+  VERSION 1.26.0)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
diff --git a/iCub/package.xml b/iCub/package.xml
index af08bc2..6663d44 100644
--- a/iCub/package.xml
+++ b/iCub/package.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package>
   <name>iCub</name>
-  <version>1.25.0</version>
+  <version>1.26.0</version>
   <description>
     This is not an actual package, but rather a placeholder to 
     make sure that the share/iCub directory is found as the