diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d82f589cc3..c7e10c962c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
 
+## [1.26.1](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/compare/v1.26.0...v1.26.1) (2025-08-28)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Temporarily disable `test_<service>_api_version_header_async` which is not marked as async ([9382ac3](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/commit/9382ac3546f335116665e10c4132369bc7637a67))
+
 ## [1.26.0](https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python/compare/v1.25.0...v1.26.0) (2025-05-28)
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ce33fac8f4..acf0b267d9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 name = "gapic-generator"
 description = "Google API Client Generator for Python"
 url = "https://github.com/googleapis/gapic-generator-python"
-version = "1.26.0"
+version = "1.26.1"
 release_status = "Development Status :: 5 - Production/Stable"
 dependencies = [
     # Ensure that the lower bounds of these dependencies match what we have in the