diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a05f30f..5245767 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 0.26.5 (2025-01-06)
+
+### Fix
+
+- enable performance checks
+- improve DI performance
+
 ## 0.26.4 (2025-01-06)
 
 ### Fix
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e4022aa..29e76b4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "kstreams"
-version = "0.26.4"
+version = "0.26.5"
 description = "Build simple kafka streams applications"
 authors = ["Marcos Schroh <marcos.schroh@kpn.com>"]
 maintainers = ["Santiago Fraire Willemoës <santiago.fraire@kpn.com>"]