diff --git a/instrumentation/sidekiq/CHANGELOG.md b/instrumentation/sidekiq/CHANGELOG.md
index f67f7f5b72..ef638f8768 100644
--- a/instrumentation/sidekiq/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/instrumentation/sidekiq/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release History: opentelemetry-instrumentation-sidekiq
 
+### v0.26.1 / 2025-04-01
+
+* FIXED: Add support for Sidekiq 8
+
 ### v0.26.0 / 2025-01-16
 
 * BREAKING CHANGE: Set minimum supported version to Ruby 3.1
diff --git a/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/version.rb b/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/version.rb
index 8d51f76505..f894127c6a 100644
--- a/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/version.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/sidekiq/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/sidekiq/version.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 module OpenTelemetry
   module Instrumentation
     module Sidekiq
-      VERSION = '0.26.0'
+      VERSION = '0.26.1'
     end
   end
 end