diff --git a/aws_lambda_builders/__init__.py b/aws_lambda_builders/__init__.py
index 3e6cb96eb..ece5e4ff8 100644
--- a/aws_lambda_builders/__init__.py
+++ b/aws_lambda_builders/__init__.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 # Changing version will trigger a new release!
 # Please make the version change as the last step of your development.
-__version__ = "1.25.0"
+__version__ = "1.26.0"
 RPC_PROTOCOL_VERSION = "0.3"