diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6230e0062..b2a334487 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.2.6](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-ci/releases/tag/1.2.6) - 2022-08-08
+
+## Added
+ - [#289](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-ci/pull/289): Add allow list for file filtering function
 
 ## [1.2.5](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-ci/releases/tag/1.2.5) - 2022-07-19
 
diff --git a/defines.php b/defines.php
index e999a1287..3329d32db 100644
--- a/defines.php
+++ b/defines.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /*
  * Version number.
  */
-define( 'VIPGOCI_VERSION', '1.2.5' );
+define( 'VIPGOCI_VERSION', '1.2.6' );
 
 /*
  * Define minimum version requirements.