diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index be8257fe0..bc24956f9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+## [Release 2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/releases/tag/release_v2.26.0)
+
+### Features
+- **all:** Add ability to use OkHttp4 with Amplify v2.x ([#2970](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/issues/2970))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+- **datastore:** base sync when sync expression changes ([#2937](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/issues/2937))
+- **auth:** Fallback to in-memory key value storage if encryption fails ([#2969](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/issues/2969))
+- **logging:** CloudWatch Plugin 16KB page size support ([#2919](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/issues/2919))
+- **storage:** Fix SocketTimeoutException when executing a long multi-part upload ([#2973](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/issues/2973))
+
+[See all changes between 2.25.1 and 2.26.0](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/compare/release_v2.25.1...release_v2.26.0)
+
 ## [Release 2.25.1](https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android/releases/tag/release_v2.25.1)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92a4429a8..989524731 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ dependencies section:
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
     // Only specify modules that provide functionality your app will use
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-analytics-pinpoint:2.25.1'
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-api:2.25.1'
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-auth-cognito:2.25.1'
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-datastore:2.25.1'
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-predictions:2.25.1'
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-storage-s3:2.25.1'
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-geo-location:2.25.1'
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-push-notifications-pinpoint:2.25.1'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-analytics-pinpoint:2.26.0'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-api:2.26.0'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-auth-cognito:2.26.0'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-datastore:2.26.0'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-predictions:2.26.0'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-storage-s3:2.26.0'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-geo-location:2.26.0'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:aws-push-notifications-pinpoint:2.26.0'
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index f2961c0cc..c96cf79c5 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g
 # http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/multi_project_builds.html#sec:decoupled_projects
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 
-VERSION_NAME=2.25.1
+VERSION_NAME=2.26.0
 
 POM_GROUP=com.amplifyframework
 POM_URL=https://github.com/aws-amplify/amplify-android
diff --git a/rxbindings/README.md b/rxbindings/README.md
index 3ce08f68b..7d06ab909 100644
--- a/rxbindings/README.md
+++ b/rxbindings/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ library. In your module's `build.gradle`:
 ```gradle
 dependencies {
     // Add this line.
-    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:rxbindings:2.25.1'
+    implementation 'com.amplifyframework:rxbindings:2.26.0'
 }
 ```