diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 92c482a8c..9d4524ede 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.00.25-cvs (2004-09-29)
+2.00.26-cvs (2004-09-29)
diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 2cb99ceed..75f982441 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 2.00.26 - 
+=====================================
+
 Version 2.00.25 - 29th September 2004
 =====================================
   Fix return code from rm_link for vgmknodes.