diff --git a/ChangeLog.md b/ChangeLog.md
index 356babb..c0b3f8a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.md
+++ b/ChangeLog.md
@@ -14,24 +14,24 @@ All relevant changes to the project are documented in this file.
 - Semantic change for per-file log rotation settings, no longer possible
   to disable log rotation for a file by setting `rotate=0:0`
 - Possible to set only size or count rotation per file
-- Add support for 'listen addr:port' to .conf file, issue #83
+- Add support for `listen addr:port` to .conf file, issue #83
 
 ### Fixes
 - Fix #72: loss of raw kernel log messages to console.  
   This adds a new command line flag `-l` to keep kernel logs to console.
   A feature requested by embedded Linux users who often navigate issues
-  by console output.
+  by console output
 
   With properly configured kernel logging, e.g., `quiet`, only error and
   above in severity is logged by the kernel directly to the console.  So
-  for most users this would be a useful behavior.
+  for most users this would be a useful behavior
 - Fix #81: blocking delay for unreachable remote log server.  If DNS
   name is used as remote log server, the system may not be able to
   resolve it to an IP address (for various reasons).  This may lead
   to blocking delays in `syslogd` causing loss of log messages
 - Fix #82: retry creating UNIX and network sockets on failure.  This now
   allows syslogd to "discover" and bind to addresses that are not yet
-  set when it starts up.
+  set when it starts up
 
 
 [v2.5.2][] - 2023-08-21
@@ -596,7 +596,8 @@ and a replacement for `syslog.h` to enable new features in RFC5424.
 - Several bugfixes and improvements, please refer to the .c files
 
 
-[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.5.2...HEAD
+[UNRELEASED]: https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.6.0...HEAD
+[v2.6.0]:     https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.5.2...v2.6.0
 [v2.5.2]:     https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.5.1...v2.5.2
 [v2.5.1]:     https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.5.0...v2.5.1
 [v2.5.0]:     https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/compare/v2.4.4...v2.5.0
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index eb61cb5..f34a0fb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 # OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 # SUCH DAMAGE.
 
-AC_INIT([sysklogd], [2.6.0-rc1], [https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/issues],,
+AC_INIT([sysklogd], [2.6.0], [https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd/issues],,
 	[https://github.com/troglobit/sysklogd])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(aux)
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 foreign subdir-objects])