diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 461d94a..954b159 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.2.5"
+  ".": "0.2.6"
 }
diff --git a/.version.txt b/.version.txt
index 3a4036f..53a75d6 100644
--- a/.version.txt
+++ b/.version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.5
+0.2.6
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0447e2a..b153859 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.2.6](https://github.com/rubyists/sequel-pgt_outbox/compare/v0.2.5...v0.2.6) (2025-02-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Again with the transactional language, and force a release ([#21](https://github.com/rubyists/sequel-pgt_outbox/issues/21)) ([18b1824](https://github.com/rubyists/sequel-pgt_outbox/commit/18b1824c2592fbca2ca83928c521436c04696703))
+
 ## [0.2.5](https://github.com/rubyists/sequel-pgt_outbox/compare/v0.2.4...v0.2.5) (2025-02-16)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/sequel/pgt_outbox/version.rb b/lib/sequel/pgt_outbox/version.rb
index a31b23d..2bca4ce 100644
--- a/lib/sequel/pgt_outbox/version.rb
+++ b/lib/sequel/pgt_outbox/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 module Rubyists
   module PgtOutbox
     # x-release-please-start-version
-    VERSION = '0.2.5'
+    VERSION = '0.2.6'
     # x-release-please-end
   end
 end
diff --git a/oci/Gemfile b/oci/Gemfile
index 02eb4ed..d3c6fdd 100644
--- a/oci/Gemfile
+++ b/oci/Gemfile
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org'
 
 # x-release-please-start-version
-gem 'sequel-pgt_outbox', '= 0.2.5'
+gem 'sequel-pgt_outbox', '= 0.2.6'
 # x-release-please-end