2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a00b6c30..534ae49d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### caja 1.26.5
+
+  * Document and fix default-sort-order preference
+
 ### caja 1.26.4
 
   * ci: use ubuntu jammy docker
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f2e596b6..2aad078d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ m4_define(caja_extension_current,  5)
 m4_define(caja_extension_revision, 0)
 
 AC_INIT([caja],
-        [1.26.4],
+        [1.26.5],
         [https://github.com/mate-desktop/caja/issues],
         [caja],
         [https://mate-desktop.org])