diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e670d366..07dea767 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.26 - 2014.??.??
+1.26 - 2014.11.10
 -----------------
 
 * MP4:
diff --git a/mutagen/__init__.py b/mutagen/__init__.py
index 437f9740..6f98022c 100644
--- a/mutagen/__init__.py
+++ b/mutagen/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from mutagen._file import FileType, StreamInfo, File
 from mutagen._tags import Metadata
 
-version = (1, 25, 1, -1)
+version = (1, 26)
 """Version tuple."""
 
 version_string = ".".join(map(str, version))