diff --git a/instana/version.py b/instana/version.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/instana/version.py
+++ b/instana/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Module version file.  Used by setup.py and snapshot reporting.
 
-VERSION = '1.25.7'
+VERSION = '1.26.0'
Bump package version to <I>