diff --git a/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py b/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
index cf244516f..3f55280be 100644
--- a/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/en/user/source/conf.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '1.26'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.26.x'
+release = '1.26.0'
 
 # There are two options for replacing |today|: either, you set today to some
 # non-false value, then it is used:
diff --git a/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
index 165eeffc3..e36159e90 100644
--- a/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/arcgiscache/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml b/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
index 7abdf6b61..c0289c557 100644
--- a/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/azureblob/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/geowebcache/core/pom.xml b/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
index 6c1b96d5b..c9ad3f6bf 100644
--- a/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
index a0ceaecfc..c5366c156 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/bdb/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <artifactId>gwc-diskquota-bdb</artifactId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
index cb285cbd6..e2fc36f08 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/core/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
index 3577d8298..22569fdbf 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>gwc-diskquota</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml b/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
index 9adc12ea2..1483b2db5 100644
--- a/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/diskquota/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml b/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
index 08bc4a272..a68f4547b 100644
--- a/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/distributed/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml b/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
index 1f8cc1c68..9c0ab6e2b 100644
--- a/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/georss/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml b/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
index d04686e37..a1e69a866 100644
--- a/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/gmaps/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml b/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
index cfffe71ac..6cafa2889 100644
--- a/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/kml/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml b/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml
index d8fb712d5..6f32c1221 100644
--- a/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/mbtiles/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/pom.xml b/geowebcache/pom.xml
index 7c01b79c8..4f5b655c2 100644
--- a/geowebcache/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
   <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-  <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.26.0</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   <name>geowebcache</name>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <gt.version>32-SNAPSHOT-SNAPSHOT</gt.version>
+    <gt.version>32.0</gt.version>
     <jts.version>1.20.0</jts.version>
     <jaiext.version>1.1.27</jaiext.version>
     <spring.version>5.3.39</spring.version>
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@
             <descriptor>release/war.xml</descriptor>
             <descriptor>release/doc.xml</descriptor>
           </descriptors>
-          <finalName>geowebcache-1.26-SNAPSHOT</finalName>
+          <finalName>geowebcache-1.26.0</finalName>
           <outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/release</outputDirectory>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/geowebcache/release/doc.xml b/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
index 911c8b1b5..5bcc14e06 100644
--- a/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/release/doc.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<fileSets>
 		<fileSet>
 			<directory>../documentation/en/user/build/html</directory>
-			<outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.26-SNAPSHOT<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/doc</outputDirectory>
+			<outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.26.0<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/doc</outputDirectory>
 			<includes>
 				<include>**/*</include>
 			</includes>
diff --git a/geowebcache/release/src.xml b/geowebcache/release/src.xml
index 67985efa7..7d7e79b07 100644
--- a/geowebcache/release/src.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/release/src.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <fileSets>
     <fileSet>
       <directory>${project.basedir}</directory>
-      <outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.26-SNAPSHOT<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/</outputDirectory>
+      <outputDirectory>geowebcache-<!-- GWC VERSION -->1.26.0<!-- /GWC VERSION -->/</outputDirectory>
       <useDefaultExcludes>true</useDefaultExcludes>
       <excludes>
         <exclude>**/${project.build.directory}/**</exclude>
diff --git a/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml b/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
index d696d8d43..a07dcb8c7 100644
--- a/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/rest/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml b/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
index 4db2f9023..9c1c2aa66 100644
--- a/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/s3storage/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml b/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
index 50cdeda13..291d50133 100644
--- a/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/sqlite/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml b/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml
index 789ac6463..a04cd4713 100644
--- a/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/swiftblob/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
 
diff --git a/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml b/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
index b87a6b25d..56ffe9974 100644
--- a/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/tms/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml b/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
index 98ced276a..9844af405 100644
--- a/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/ve/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/web/pom.xml b/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
index f2277c897..5a520eb82 100644
--- a/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/web/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml b/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
index 981a4dce4..5ff5305ec 100644
--- a/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/wms/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
diff --git a/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml b/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
index a899594f0..1a6fbf4fe 100644
--- a/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
+++ b/geowebcache/wmts/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>
     <artifactId>geowebcache</artifactId>
-    <version>1.26-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.26.0</version>
     <!-- GWC VERSION -->
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.geowebcache</groupId>