diff --git a/.github/project.yml b/.github/project.yml
index ed4633709..8b76a1f78 100644
--- a/.github/project.yml
+++ b/.github/project.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 release:
-  current-version: 2.5.0
+  current-version: 2.6.0
   next-version: 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT