diff --git a/ccollect b/ccollect
index b8011ba..4fa6da3 100755
--- a/ccollect
+++ b/ccollect
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ CMARKER=".ccollect-marker"
 export TMP="$(mktemp "/tmp/${__myname}.XXXXXX")"
 CONTROL_PIPE="/tmp/${__myname}-control-pipe"
 
-VERSION="2.5"
-RELEASE="2019-05-01"
+VERSION="2.6"
+RELEASE="2019-11-12"
 HALF_VERSION="ccollect ${VERSION}"
 FULL_VERSION="ccollect ${VERSION} (${RELEASE})"
 
diff --git a/doc/ccollect.text b/doc/ccollect.text
index f252b25..37e4eaf 100644
--- a/doc/ccollect.text
+++ b/doc/ccollect.text
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ccollect - Installing, Configuring and Using
 ============================================
 Nico Schottelius <nico-ccollect__@__schottelius.org>
-2.5, for ccollect 2.5, Initial Version from 2006-01-13
+2.6, for ccollect 2.6, Initial Version from 2006-01-13
 :Author Initials: NS
 
 
diff --git a/doc/changes/next b/doc/changes/2.6
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/changes/next
rename to doc/changes/2.6