diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0a55170a3..d40692161 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,50 @@
+freedombox (26.1) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Besnik Bleta ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Albanian)
+
+  [ 109247019824 ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Bulgarian)
+
+  [ Максим Горпиніч ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Ukrainian)
+
+  [ Burak Yavuz ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Turkish)
+
+  [ Priit Jõerüüt ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Estonian)
+
+  [ Jiří Podhorecký ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Czech)
+
+  [ OwlGale ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Russian)
+
+  [ Roman Akimov ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Russian)
+
+  [ Dietmar ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (German)
+  * Translated using Weblate (Italian)
+
+  [ Coucouf ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (French)
+
+  [ Ettore Atalan ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (German)
+
+  [ 大王叫我来巡山 ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Chinese (Simplified Han script))
+
+  [ Pierfrancesco Passerini ]
+  * Translated using Weblate (Italian)
+
+  [ Joseph Nuthalapati ]
+  * container: Add aliases for start/stop commands
+
+ -- James Valleroy <jvalleroy@mailbox.org>  Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:09:02 -0500
+
 freedombox (25.17.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ James Valleroy ]
diff --git a/plinth/__init__.py b/plinth/__init__.py
index ea4cb2430..0ebb85fa7 100644
--- a/plinth/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/__init__.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 Package init file.
 """
 
-__version__ = '25.17.1'
+__version__ = '26.1'