diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 919b63bb..6189027f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,16 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.26.2 (2023-04-15)
+-------------------
+
+- fix jwt cookie name settings not being recognised (`#972 <https://github.com/tfranzel/drf-spectacular/issues/972>`_) [Nix Siow]
+- Add OpenApiRequest for encoding options `#714 <https://github.com/tfranzel/drf-spectacular/issues/714>`_ `#965 <https://github.com/tfranzel/drf-spectacular/issues/965>`_
+
+Breaking changes / important additions:
+
+- small bugfix release that also contains the new ``OpenApiRequest`` feature
+
 0.26.1 (2023-03-18)
 -------------------
 
diff --git a/drf_spectacular/__init__.py b/drf_spectacular/__init__.py
index a87b1f34..fa8e9202 100644
--- a/drf_spectacular/__init__.py
+++ b/drf_spectacular/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import django
 
-__version__ = '0.26.1'
+__version__ = '0.26.2'
 
 if django.VERSION < (3, 2):
     default_app_config = 'drf_spectacular.apps.SpectacularConfig'