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@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [0.26.0] - 2024-07-09
+
 ### Changed
 
 - Add `ec2:DescribeAvailabilityZones` to control plane template.
@@ -273,7 +275,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Implement `AWSMachineTemplate` reconciler.
 - Implement `AWSMachinePool` reconciler.
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/capa-iam-operator/compare/v0.25.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/giantswarm/capa-iam-operator/compare/v0.26.0...HEAD
+[0.26.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/capa-iam-operator/compare/v0.25.0...v0.26.0
 [0.25.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/capa-iam-operator/compare/v0.24.1...v0.25.0
 [0.24.1]: https://github.com/giantswarm/capa-iam-operator/compare/v0.24.0...v0.24.1
 [0.24.0]: https://github.com/giantswarm/capa-iam-operator/compare/v0.23.0...v0.24.0