diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 13e5824..8e6db76 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-next
+1.2.6 (7/12/2024)
 -----
 * add missing `require 'io/wait'` to get `IO#wait_readable`
 * CZTop::Socket#wait_readable
diff --git a/lib/cztop/version.rb b/lib/cztop/version.rb
index 8387072..678c69a 100644
--- a/lib/cztop/version.rb
+++ b/lib/cztop/version.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 module CZTop
 
-  VERSION = '1.2.5'
+  VERSION = '1.2.6'
 
 end