diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 46b1b67..623deb5 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.0.0"
+  ".": "26.2.6-0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98bc3a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## 26.2.6-0 (2026-04-08)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add ability to inject httpx.Client ([#79](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/79)) ([9628e78](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/9628e789b482767b5847d2cd9cfb2960eeb86096))
+* add some helper methods to the client ([#42](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/42)) ([55ec5e0](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/55ec5e0de6c4a057b916f98ca32f7278b8bdce97))
+* enrich search-and-download notebook ([#41](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/41)) ([f97e5e8](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/f97e5e85df24d81ab514e26a96d938d9931662d6))
+* example notebook for downloading orders ([#38](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/38)) ([ad0f78d](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/ad0f78d142c29176fa8d846437fe03882272d257))
+* inital docs ([#51](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/51)) ([b95c1f8](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/b95c1f8dd9dace098d97dbe2d7353274e43c26ee))
+* netrc ([#45](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/45)) ([e2cb46c](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/e2cb46c74ba97ed62f5de0b834a9b21a1b9b4032))
+* refactor client ([#35](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/35)) ([92ceda1](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/92ceda1c606283946b1c7fe2161fc2b3ea4fa569))
+* rename to csda-client, add some docs ([#39](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/39)) ([ac0866f](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/ac0866fa422790902214568d17a44de96123ad60))
+* tasking notebook ([#46](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/46)) ([9c94e52](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/9c94e52bf6728a3eea7edab4f8e0ac26ce3598dd))
+* uv, and other cleanups ([#34](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/34)) ([0a910bf](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/0a910bf2a86d1f0d624d98490f7087e60aa365ad))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* broken profile test ([#47](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/47)) ([bc3456e](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/bc3456e1f7b3b08018ebc26fcb4f84af7ba3931b))
+* **ci:** use secret, not var, for client id ([e32de83](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/e32de8379cf8d410eca825ccab57b56d81c648d2))
+* Don't use context manager ([556bea4](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/556bea4d627e09fab6f2c2b4ad91d993c535de52))
+* fix authentication redirect ([#32](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/32)) ([e81295b](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/e81295b9dca3701050c4a3228b13c71c43ddbf6d))
+* return cls, not CsdaClient, from open ([#77](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/77)) ([f886497](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/f8864974da68110a9cff75fd742c161df6b94d96)), closes [#76](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/76)
+* tasking API changes ([#54](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/54)) ([f181e9c](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/f181e9cc4ac735e3bb68de930c3a54ca9c147941))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* minor updates, incl. dynamic copyright year ([#75](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/75)) ([96a4377](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/96a437700430f7f439814640cd2797bc88c467e8))
+* update README with CSDA Operations contact info ([#73](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/issues/73)) ([5370b0b](https://github.com/NASA-IMPACT/csda-client/commit/5370b0b69e9146ad6d8437cf1be94034407a043e))
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 69c7e24..2d62fde 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "csda-client"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "26.2.6-0"
 description = "API client for CSDA services"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 27f1db1..8688820 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "csda-client"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "26.2.6.post0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx" },