diff --git a/wagtail/__init__.py b/wagtail/__init__.py
index b9739e5cc..fc8259029 100644
--- a/wagtail/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from wagtail.utils.version import get_semver_version, get_version
 
 # major.minor.patch.release.number
 # release must be one of alpha, beta, rc, or final
-VERSION = (2, 6, 0, 'rc', 1)
+VERSION = (2, 6, 0, 'final', 1)
 
 __version__ = get_version(VERSION)
 
diff --git a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
index 64659d876..f5eac82cc 100644
--- a/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
+++ b/wagtail/project_template/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 Django>=2.2,<2.3
-wagtail==2.6rc1
+wagtail>=2.6,<2.7