diff --git a/src/lightning/fabric/CHANGELOG.md b/src/lightning/fabric/CHANGELOG.md
index b8c1af644ad4a..aac50f60f2478 100644
--- a/src/lightning/fabric/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/lightning/fabric/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,18 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-
-## [unreleased] - YYYY-MM-DD
-
-### Added
-
--
-
-
-### Removed
-
--
-
+## [2.6.0] - 2025-11-21
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/CHANGELOG.md b/src/lightning/pytorch/CHANGELOG.md
index a409a522973c1..7b78180bad2a9 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ---
 
-## [unreleased] - YYYY-MM-DD
+## [2.6.0] - 2025-11-21
 
 ### Added
 
diff --git a/src/version.info b/src/version.info
index 86cb8b820fa35..e70b4523ae7ff 100644
--- a/src/version.info
+++ b/src/version.info
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.0dev0
+2.6.0