2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b089c68d..cf5d01a8 100755
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 25.4.0
+current_version = 26.0.0
 commit = True
 tag = True
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index db619735..16d752fe 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def pypi_link(pkg_filename):
 
 setup_params = dict(
     name="setuptools",
-    version="25.4.0",
+    version="26.0.0",
     description="Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall "
         "Python packages",
     author="Python Packaging Authority",