diff --git a/.nf-core.yml b/.nf-core.yml
index e0b85a77..ac969c64 100644
--- a/.nf-core.yml
+++ b/.nf-core.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 repository_type: pipeline
 nf_core_version: "2.14.1"
+lint:
+  files_unchanged:
+    - .github/CONTRIBUTING.md
diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index decb733f..e8863f02 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ manifest {
     description     = """Identify and quantify peptides from mass spectrometry raw data"""
     mainScript      = 'main.nf'
     nextflowVersion = '!>=23.04.0'
-    version         = '2.6.0dev'
+    version         = '2.6.0'
     doi             = '10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00313'
 }