diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 523bef266..676b401f7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+freedombox (26.5.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Burak Yavuz ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Turkish)
+
+  [ Besnik Bleta ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Albanian)
+
+  [ Sunil Mohan Adapa ]
+  * debian/control: Fix building with nocheck profile (Closes: #1131956)
+  * debian/copyright: Drop a removed file, correct path for another
+  * web_server: Fix locating SVG icons on production setup (Closes: #1131892)
+
+ -- James Valleroy <jvalleroy@mailbox.org>  Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:21:43 -0400
+
 freedombox (26.5) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ OwlGale ]
diff --git a/plinth/__init__.py b/plinth/__init__.py
index 00c387ca5..6e2c1869a 100644
--- a/plinth/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 Package init file.
 """
 
-__version__ = '26.5'
+__version__ = '26.5.1'