diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3dbe0a5c3..0c4d2bd43 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+freedombox (26.8) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Pierfrancesco Passerini ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Italian)
+
+  [ Dietmar ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (German)
+
+  [ Sunil Mohan Adapa ]
+  * api: Drop access-info API
+
+  [ James Valleroy ]
+  * doc: Fetch latest manual
+
+ -- James Valleroy <jvalleroy@mailbox.org>  Mon, 11 May 2026 20:32:09 -0400
+
 freedombox (26.7.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Frederico Gomes ]
diff --git a/plinth/__init__.py b/plinth/__init__.py
index 95c2335af..f2decbcfa 100644
--- a/plinth/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 Package init file.
 """
 
-__version__ = '26.7.1'
+__version__ = '26.8'