diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c6c60a26620..1f666dfdd14 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 Generated by [`auto-changelog`](https://github.com/CookPete/auto-changelog).
 
 
+## [26.0.0](https://github.com/netlify/cli/compare/v25.6.2...v26.0.0) (2026-04-28)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* add support for new Netlify Database primitive ([#8212](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8212))
+
+### Features
+
+* add support for new Netlify Database primitive ([#8212](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8212)) ([a153489](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/a15348913f1b351fbf1333f7037fefc53ebda8bd))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* set NETLIFY_DB_DRIVER when running netlify dev ([#8219](https://github.com/netlify/cli/issues/8219)) ([3ececcd](https://github.com/netlify/cli/commit/3ececcd89ef81f4ad358ba713839c7f3789a97d2))
+
 ## [25.6.2](https://github.com/netlify/cli/compare/v25.6.1...v25.6.2) (2026-04-28)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 724857662d7..28483589adb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "netlify-cli",
-  "version": "25.6.2",
+  "version": "26.0.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "netlify-cli",
-      "version": "25.6.2",
+      "version": "26.0.0",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 244da36bc2a..7420f01553e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "netlify-cli",
   "description": "Netlify command line tool",
-  "version": "25.6.2",
+  "version": "26.0.0",
   "author": "Netlify Inc.",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {