diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab5dd151..19a16477 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [26.7.0] - 2026-07-21
+
 ## [26.7.0-rc1] - 2026-07-16
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7168b4a3..f62a0d7c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3439,7 +3439,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-opa-bundle-builder"
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "built",
@@ -3458,7 +3458,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-opa-operator"
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
@@ -3481,11 +3481,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-opa-regorule-library"
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-opa-user-info-fetcher"
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "axum",
  "base64",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index ed15f138..7aa751af 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -11352,7 +11352,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-opa-bundle-builder" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-opa-bundle-builder";
-        version = "26.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "26.7.0";
         edition = "2024";
         crateBin = [
           {
@@ -11428,7 +11428,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-opa-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-opa-operator";
-        version = "26.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "26.7.0";
         edition = "2024";
         crateBin = [
           {
@@ -11523,7 +11523,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-opa-regorule-library" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-opa-regorule-library";
-        version = "26.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "26.7.0";
         edition = "2024";
         src = lib.cleanSourceWith { filter = sourceFilter;  src = ./rust/regorule-library; };
         libName = "stackable_opa_regorule_library";
@@ -11534,7 +11534,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-opa-user-info-fetcher" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-opa-user-info-fetcher";
-        version = "26.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "26.7.0";
         edition = "2024";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index ae3a6f37..dca0ccf8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["rust/*"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.tech>"]
 license = "OSL-3.0"
 edition = "2024"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/opa-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/opa-operator/Chart.yaml
index 4adfa8d7..a7f14a9d 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/opa-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/opa-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: opa-operator
-version: "26.7.0-rc1"
-appVersion: "26.7.0-rc1"
+version: "26.7.0"
+appVersion: "26.7.0"
 description: The Stackable Operator for OpenPolicyAgent
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/opa-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index cd8bf685..616f7f8f 100755
--- a/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ case "$1" in
 "helm")
 echo "Installing operators with Helm"
 # tag::helm-install-operators[]
-helm install --wait opa-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/opa-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1
+helm install --wait opa-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/opa-operator --version 26.7.0
 # end::helm-install-operators[]
 ;;
 "stackablectl")
 echo "installing operators with stackablectl"
 # tag::stackablectl-install-operators[]
-stackablectl operator install opa=26.7.0-rc1
+stackablectl operator install opa=26.7.0
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 ;;
 *)
diff --git a/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt b/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
index 8b3db863..4e3649c3 100644
--- a/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/opa/examples/getting_started/install_output.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Installed opa=26.7.0-rc1 operator
+Installed opa=26.7.0 operator
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index c6d8a4ba..794b52af 100644
--- a/docs/templating_vars.yaml
+++ b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ helm:
   repo_name: sdp-charts
   repo_url: oci.stackable.tech
 versions:
-  opa: 26.7.0-rc1
+  opa: 26.7.0
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index 9740ea40..3e317eef 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ releases:
     description: Integration test
     products:
       commons:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       secret:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       listener:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       opa:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0