diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0bd1b03..69e82f1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.5.1"
+  ".": "2.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/.version.txt b/.version.txt
index 73462a5..e70b452 100644
--- a/.version.txt
+++ b/.version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.1
+2.6.0
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0b006cb..f84bb44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [2.6.0](https://github.com/rubyists/linear-cli/compare/v2.5.1...v2.6.0) (2026-09-03)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add --body-file to lc issue create for --description ([#198](https://github.com/rubyists/linear-cli/issues/198)) ([7fe4db7](https://github.com/rubyists/linear-cli/commit/7fe4db7606ae48d6c5049f4a79905e80ea95afb0))
+
 ## [2.5.1](https://github.com/rubyists/linear-cli/compare/v2.5.0...v2.5.1) (2026-09-03)
 
 
diff --git a/Readme.adoc b/Readme.adoc
index 813b59f..8789129 100644
--- a/Readme.adoc
+++ b/Readme.adoc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ endif::[]
 :image-major-tag: v2
 // x-release-please-end
 // x-release-please-start-version
-:image-pin-example: v2.5.1
+:image-pin-example: v2.6.0
 // x-release-please-end
 
 A command line interface to https://linear.app - list, take, create, develop,
diff --git a/app/mix.exs b/app/mix.exs
index 4084ac3..dc65a39 100644
--- a/app/mix.exs
+++ b/app/mix.exs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ defmodule LinearCli.MixProject do
     [
       app: :linear_cli,
       # x-release-please-start-version
-      version: "2.5.1",
+      version: "2.6.0",
       # x-release-please-end
       elixir: "~> 1.20",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,