diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ba2bfdc1..6e1ecb56 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "llnl-thicket"
-version = "2025.2.0"
+version = "2026.1.0"
 description = "A Python-based toolkit for analyzing ensemble performance data."
 license = "MIT"
 
diff --git a/thicket/version.py b/thicket/version.py
index 9318e426..29d610ad 100644
--- a/thicket/version.py
+++ b/thicket/version.py
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 
-__version_info__ = ("2025", "2", "0")
+__version_info__ = ("2026", "1", "0")
 __version__ = ".".join(__version_info__)