diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7fda483..86d8aa34 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [26.7.0] - 2026-07-21
+
 ## [26.7.0-rc1] - 2026-07-16
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a6fb5068..31d7cf29 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3045,7 +3045,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-hbase-operator"
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index 35dd051a..77aef44f 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -10007,7 +10007,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-hbase-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-hbase-operator";
-        version = "26.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "26.7.0";
         edition = "2024";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index dfd90f7c..b060b652 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["rust/operator-binary"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.tech>"]
 license = "OSL-3.0"
 edition = "2024"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml
index c545cc65..be3aaa25 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/hbase-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: hbase-operator
-version: "26.7.0-rc1"
-appVersion: "26.7.0-rc1"
+version: "26.7.0"
+appVersion: "26.7.0"
 description: The Stackable Operator for Apache HBase
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/hbase-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index 1b741c3c..cf56ac59 100755
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ case "$1" in
 "helm")
 echo "Installing Operators with Helm"
 # tag::helm-install-operators[]
-helm install --wait zookeeper-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/zookeeper-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait hdfs-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hdfs-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1 &
-helm install --wait hbase-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hbase-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1 &
+helm install --wait zookeeper-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/zookeeper-operator --version 26.7.0 &
+helm install --wait hdfs-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hdfs-operator --version 26.7.0 &
+helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 26.7.0 &
+helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 26.7.0 &
+helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 26.7.0 &
+helm install --wait hbase-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hbase-operator --version 26.7.0 &
 wait
 # end::helm-install-operators[]
 ;;
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ wait
 echo "installing Operators with stackablectl"
 # tag::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 stackablectl operator install \
-  commons=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  secret=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  listener=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  zookeeper=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  hdfs=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  hbase=26.7.0-rc1
+  commons=26.7.0 \
+  secret=26.7.0 \
+  listener=26.7.0 \
+  zookeeper=26.7.0 \
+  hdfs=26.7.0 \
+  hbase=26.7.0
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 ;;
 *)
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
index edef0900..25315c3c 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-Installed commons=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed secret=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed listener=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed zookeeper=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed hdfs=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed hbase=26.7.0-rc1 operator
+Installed commons=26.7.0 operator
+Installed secret=26.7.0 operator
+Installed listener=26.7.0 operator
+Installed zookeeper=26.7.0 operator
+Installed hdfs=26.7.0 operator
+Installed hbase=26.7.0 operator
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml
index 65b5073d..2981ee7f 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/hbck2-job.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: hbck2
-        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.4-stackable26.7.0-rc1
+        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.4-stackable26.7.0
         volumeMounts:
         - name: hbase-config
           mountPath: /stackable/conf
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml
index 31cc2bd6..b8e68b80 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/examples/usage-guide/snapshot-export-job.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: hbase
-        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.4-stackable26.7.0-rc1
+        image: oci.stackable.tech/sdp/hbase:2.6.4-stackable26.7.0
         volumeMounts:
         - name: hbase-config
           mountPath: /stackable/conf
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index df2d3511..02a9b7c3 100644
--- a/docs/templating_vars.yaml
+++ b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ helm:
   repo_name: sdp-charts
   repo_url: oci.stackable.tech
 versions:
-  commons: 26.7.0-rc1
-  secret: 26.7.0-rc1
-  listener: 26.7.0-rc1
-  zookeeper: 26.7.0-rc1
-  hdfs: 26.7.0-rc1
-  hbase: 26.7.0-rc1
+  commons: 26.7.0
+  secret: 26.7.0
+  listener: 26.7.0
+  zookeeper: 26.7.0
+  hdfs: 26.7.0
+  hbase: 26.7.0
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index f760fa55..f287fa23 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ releases:
     description: Integration test
     products:
       commons:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       secret:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       listener:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       zookeeper:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       hdfs:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       hbase:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       opa:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0