diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0c6b0698..f97891a6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "1.25.0"
+  ".": "1.26.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c268c5fe..b5773f2f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.26.0](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/compare/onelitefeather.net-v1.25.0...onelitefeather.net-v1.26.0) (2026-10-11)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **projects:** distinguish internal and external projects ([#517](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/issues/517)) ([da07127](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/commit/da071274daaaee18e2282892770be451bfc011fc))
+
 ## [1.25.0](https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/launchpad/compare/onelitefeather.net-v1.24.0...onelitefeather.net-v1.25.0) (2026-10-11)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cd198fc4..77277e08 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "onelitefeather.net",
-  "version": "1.25.0",
+  "version": "1.26.0",
   "description": "OneLiteFeather blog sharing network updates and engineering stories",
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",