diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 1191732fe2cc0245765dfca536715050b3471d63..3a1510534cf3e2c431b6b0bf08730ea0a1bac1c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 Changelog
 ^^^^^^^^^
 
+0.1.26 [2013-10-26]
+===================
+* embedded gradle 1.7->1.8
+* templates updated for official maven style open ranged dependencies
+
 0.1.25 [2013-10-26]
 ===================
 
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 49ec5196c6a848695452f8297a10cf31f83d7707..577958722b6f69101bd84361313ed2196a03ae57 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <package>
   <name>rosjava_build_tools</name>
-  <version>0.1.25</version>
+  <version>0.1.26</version>
   <description>
     Simple tools and catkin modules for rosjava development. 
   </description>