diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 7934ade1f7..ac2bec3274 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2.2.6rc8 to 2.2.6:
+  - Production release for central services (equal to 2.2.6rc8)
+
 2.2.6rc7 to 2.2.6rc8:
   - Fix data type passed in Global WorkQueue for getDatasetLocations() (Alan Malta Rodrigues) #11862
   - Fix typo in WorkflowUpdater module (Alan Malta Rodrigues) #11859
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index 806bd11775..ec279fb62f 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '2.2.6rc8'
+__version__ = '2.2.6'
 __all__ = []