diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2b3ad2cc71..c64205a37c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "gitui"
-version = "0.26.1"
+version = "0.26.2-rc.1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "asyncgit",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c1b26e45e0..00c6300a23 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "gitui"
-version = "0.26.1"
+version = "0.26.2-rc.1"
 authors = ["extrawurst <mail@rusticorn.com>"]
 description = "blazing fast terminal-ui for git"
 edition = "2021"