diff --git a/docs/release_notes/v0.26.8.md b/docs/release_notes/v0.26.8.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4508fe9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/release_notes/v0.26.8.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Release v0.26.8
+
+- Add fully qualified image value (#723)
+- fix(registry): change readiness and liveness probe to httpGet /v2 (#720)
+
+## 🧰 Maintenance
+
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 3 updates (#716)
+
+## ⬆️ Dependencies
+
+- chore(deps): bump the go group with 3 updates (#716)
diff --git a/pkg/version/release.go b/pkg/version/release.go
index 038ec246..cc2cb781 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 = "v0.26.7"
+var ReleaseVersion = "v0.26.8"
 
 // ReleaseCandidate is the release candidate ID in format "rc.X", which will be appended to the release version.
 var ReleaseCandidate = "rc.1"