diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5c3f2975..f46dc8aa 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.25.1"
+  ".": "0.26.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3f0c587b..ffd16d58 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.26.0](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/compare/v0.25.1...v0.26.0) (2026-05-07)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **workflows:** add frontmatter-aligner gh-aw workflow ([#448](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/issues/448)) ([d3af7e6](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/commit/d3af7e667034a42fb534becb820b0dadb7a9118a))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **cli:** direct GitHub repos to gh-aw for compile/init ([#447](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/issues/447)) ([0ca3a25](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/commit/0ca3a2530cfbb64d3d8c7c8cdc4d4213b7b05008))
+
 ## [0.25.1](https://github.com/githubnext/ado-aw/compare/v0.25.0...v0.25.1) (2026-05-07)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e763db12..a95844d9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ado-aw"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ado-aw-derive",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ac2e3d32..7ee2bea3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "ado-aw"
-version = "0.25.1"
+version = "0.26.0"
 edition = "2024"
 
 [dependencies]