diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 94967564..928c154d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 All notable changes to Oragono will be documented in this file.
 
-## [2.6.0-rc1] - 2021-04-11
+## [2.6.0] - 2021-04-18
 
-We're pleased to be publishing the release candidate for 2.6.0 (the official release should follow in a week or so).
+We're pleased to announce Oragono 2.6.0, a new stable release.
 
 This release has some user-facing enhancements, but is primarily focused on fixing bugs and advancing the state of IRCv3 standardization (by publishing a release that implements the latest drafts). Some highlights:
 
diff --git a/irc/version.go b/irc/version.go
index 92dfafb3..5de329aa 100644
--- a/irc/version.go
+++ b/irc/version.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "fmt"
 
 const (
 	// SemVer is the semantic version of Oragono.
-	SemVer = "2.6.0-rc1"
+	SemVer = "2.6.0"
 )
 
 var (