diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a6cb2ab..4bb5bd7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ checksum = "13418e745008f7349ec7e449155f419a61b92b58a99cc3616942b926825ec76b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "contracts-node"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "contracts-node-runtime",
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "contracts-node-runtime"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "frame-executive",
  "frame-support",
diff --git a/node/Cargo.toml b/node/Cargo.toml
index ecd83ab..a731ab9 100644
--- a/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "contracts-node"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 description = "Substrate node configured for smart contracts via `pallet-contracts`."
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/runtime/Cargo.toml b/runtime/Cargo.toml
index 3718f56..a4a9211 100644
--- a/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "contracts-node-runtime"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Unlicense"