diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2f573e54..aeabad6f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2.6 "" (released xx.xx.xxxx)
+
+  *
+
 2.5 "Spanglish" (released 4.3.2005)
 
   * Added spanish translation, thanks to Servilio Afre Puentes.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 70aa2771..8e15bef1 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+linkchecker (2.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * New upstream release.
+
+ -- Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>  Fri,  4 Mar 2005 21:31:44 +0100
+
 linkchecker (2.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a07350e3..fc7d258c 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ elif os.name == 'nt':
               'doc/shot2_thumb.jpg', ]))
 
 setup (name = "linkchecker",
-       version = "2.5",
+       version = "2.6",
        description = "check websites and HTML documents for broken links",
        keywords = "link,url,checking,verfication",
        author = myname,