diff --git a/server/mergin/version.py b/server/mergin/version.py
index 10d74e1e..5a787c90 100644
--- a/server/mergin/version.py
+++ b/server/mergin/version.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 
 def get_version():
-    return "2025.8.2"
+    return "2026.1.0"
diff --git a/server/setup.py b/server/setup.py
index 7a3d1939..9638a370 100644
--- a/server/setup.py
+++ b/server/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="mergin",
-    version="2025.8.2",
+    version="2026.1.0",
     url="https://github.com/MerginMaps/mergin",
     license="AGPL-3.0-only",
     author="Lutra Consulting Limited",