diff --git a/include/exiv2/version.hpp b/include/exiv2/version.hpp
index 1e9420fb..f9c917af 100644
--- a/include/exiv2/version.hpp
+++ b/include/exiv2/version.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 /*!
   @brief %Exiv2 MINOR version number of the library used at compile-time.
  */
-#define EXIV2_MINOR_VERSION (25)
+#define EXIV2_MINOR_VERSION (26)
 /*!
   @brief %Exiv2 PATCH version number of the library used at compile-time.
  */