diff --git a/docs/source/release_notes/release_notes.rst b/docs/source/release_notes/release_notes.rst
index 2c911a0d..1ef14214 100644
--- a/docs/source/release_notes/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/source/release_notes/release_notes.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Release Notes
 .. toctree::
     :maxdepth: 1
 
+    release_notes_1.26.1
     release_notes_1.26
     release_notes_1.25.1
     release_notes_1.25
diff --git a/docs/source/release_notes/release_notes_1.26.1.rst b/docs/source/release_notes/release_notes_1.26.1.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c09307a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/release_notes/release_notes_1.26.1.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+Koji 1.26.1 Release notes
+=========================
+
+All changes can be found at `pagure <https://pagure.io/koji/roadmap/1.26.1/>`_.
+Most important changes are listed here.
+
+Migrating from Koji 1.26
+------------------------
+
+No special actions are needed.
+
+Security Fixes
+--------------
+
+None
+
+Client changes
+--------------
+
+**CLI channels, hosts methods works with older hub**
+
+| PR: https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/2991
+
+Backward compatibility of new CLI and older hubs
+
+
+**Fix disabled/enabled option for empty results**
+
+| PR: https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3016
+
+Simple fix for list-hosts filters resulting in empty set.
+
+
+Hub Changes
+-----------
+
+**move btypes from headers to body of proton message**
+
+| PR: https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3022
+
+AMQP-compatible headers. New values (btypes dicts) were moved to message body.
+
+
+**create symlink before import and check spec_url for wrapperRPM task**
+
+| PR: https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3004
+| PR: https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3047
+
+``wrapperRPM`` method needed to be updated due to previous policy handling changes.
+
+Builder changes
+---------------
+**import guestfs before dnf**
+
+| PR: https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/2993
+
+Problems in jsonc/jansson libraries symbol handling led us to workaround this
+issue (until it is solved in upstream libs) so docker images can be built again.
+
+
+Kojivmd
+-------
+
+**change opts allowed_scms_by_* to allowed_scms_use_***
+
+| PR: https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3050
+
+Fix for new ``allowed_scm_*`` options.
+
+Documentation/DevTools Changes
+------------------------------
+
+ * `README: add koji-hs project <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/2997>`_
+ * `add instructions for SSL DB connections <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/2996>`_
+ * `fix "koji" CLI command name in signing instructions <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/2994>`_
+ * `fix "an user" -> "a user" grammar in help text and errors <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/2995>`_
+ * `update profiles documentation <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3029>`_
+ * `document listHosts method <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3013>`_
+ * `fix getBuild documented parameter name <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3021>`_
+ * `add all types to docs latest-build and readTaggedBuilds <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3000>`_
+ * `fix docs for listBuilds "state" parameter name <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3023>`_
+ * `add warnings for remove-sig <https://pagure.io/koji/pull-request/3026>`_
diff --git a/koji.spec b/koji.spec
index b4ce64e4..261ceabf 100644
--- a/koji.spec
+++ b/koji.spec
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 %define release %{baserelease}
 %endif
 Name: koji
-Version: 1.26.0
+Version: 1.26.1
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2 and GPLv2+
 # the included arch lib from yum's rpmUtils is GPLv2+
diff --git a/koji/_version.py b/koji/_version.py
index 763d33d5..ad3c6bc0 100644
--- a/koji/_version.py
+++ b/koji/_version.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-__version_info__ = (1, 26, 0)
+__version_info__ = (1, 26, 1)
 __version__ = '.'.join([str(x) for x in __version_info__])