diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml
index a6dea2c..1eccc3f 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/BUG-REPORT.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ body:
       description: What version of our software are you running?
       options:
         - latest
-        - 2.5.0 (Default)
+        - 2.6.0 (Default)
         - 1.3.5
         - older (<1.3.5)
     validations:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5dcb496..ca65181 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <groupId>com.ibm.eventstreams.connect</groupId>
     <artifactId>kafka-connect-mq-source</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <name>kafka-connect-mq-source</name>
     <organization>
         <name>IBM Corporation</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ibm/eventstreams/connect/mqsource/MQSourceConnector.java b/src/main/java/com/ibm/eventstreams/connect/mqsource/MQSourceConnector.java
index 7735c80..6b73b45 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ibm/eventstreams/connect/mqsource/MQSourceConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ibm/eventstreams/connect/mqsource/MQSourceConnector.java
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class MQSourceConnector extends SourceConnector {
         CONFIG_VALUE_MQ_CLIENT_RECONNECT_OPTION_DISABLED.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH)
     };
 
-    public static String version = "2.5.0";
+    public static String version = "2.6.0";
 
     private Map<String, String> configProps;