diff --git a/docs/release_notes/v0.26.3.md b/docs/release_notes/v0.26.3.md
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Release v0.26.3
+
+- fix: use the current component version for the default resource version (#684)
+- fix: default the resource version to component version (#679)
+
+## 🧰 Maintenance
+
+<details>
+<summary>4 changes</summary>
+
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 6 updates (#682)
+- chore(deps): bump github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 from 2.2.1 to 2.3.0 in the go\_modules group (#681)
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 5 updates (#677)
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 4 updates (#674)
+</details>
+
+## ⬆️ Dependencies
+
+<details>
+<summary>4 changes</summary>
+
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 6 updates (#682)
+- chore(deps): bump github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 from 2.2.1 to 2.3.0 in the go\_modules group (#681)
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 5 updates (#677)
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 4 updates (#674)
+</details>
diff --git a/pkg/version/release.go b/pkg/version/release.go
index 059905a5..6ef3fd7c 100644
--- a/pkg/version/release.go
+++ b/pkg/version/release.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package version
 
 // ReleaseVersion is the version number in semver format "vX.Y.Z", prefixed with "v".
-var ReleaseVersion = "v0.26.2"
+var ReleaseVersion = "v0.26.3"
 
 // ReleaseCandidate is the release candidate ID in format "rc.X", which will be appended to the release version.
 var ReleaseCandidate = "rc.1"