diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 449e3ce979..5eb1fdeaca 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 2.6.0~rc2
-
-### Web applications
-* Fixed display bug when duplicate locales are specified (#6853)
-* Dependency changes:
-  * Update cryptography from 39.0.1 to 41.0.1 (#6855)
-
-## 2.6.0~rc1
+## 2.6.0
 
 ### Web applications
 * Don't treat Tor Browser for Android as desktop Tor Browser (#6573)
@@ -19,11 +12,13 @@
 * Add `<title>` blocks for better accessibility (#6313, #6738)
 * Set `Cross-Origin-Resource-Policy: same-origin` (#6768)
 * Automatically and regularly remove pending sources (#6488, #6785)
+* Fixed display bug when duplicate locales are specified (#6853)
 * Dependency changes:
+  * Update cryptography from 39.0.1 to 41.0.1 (#6855)
   * Update mod-wsgi from 4.6.7 to 4.9.4 (#6775)
   * Update pytz from 2017.3 to 2022.2.1 (#6569, #6571)
   * Update pycparser from 2.20 to 2.21 (#6618, #6686)
-  * Update redis from 3.5.3 to 4.5.4 (#6783)
+  * Update redis from 3.5.3 to 4.5.4 (#6783, #6867)
   * Update requests from 2.26.0 to 2.31.0 (#6821)
   * Update wheel from 0.33.6 to 0.38.4 (#6680)
   * Remove passlib (#6631)
diff --git a/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop b/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
index 1e6065585d..dc85aa0b7b 100644
--- a/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
+++ b/install_files/ansible-base/group_vars/all/securedrop
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Variables that apply to both the app and monitor server go in this file
 # If the monitor or app server need different values define the variable in
 # hosts_vars/app.yml or host_vars/mon.yml
-securedrop_version: "2.6.0~rc2"
+securedrop_version: "2.6.0"
 securedrop_app_code_sdist_name: "securedrop-app-code-{{ securedrop_version | replace('~', '-') }}.tar.gz"
 
 grsecurity: true
diff --git a/molecule/shared/stable.ver b/molecule/shared/stable.ver
index f225a78adf..e70b4523ae 100644
--- a/molecule/shared/stable.ver
+++ b/molecule/shared/stable.ver
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.2
+2.6.0
diff --git a/securedrop/debian/changelog b/securedrop/debian/changelog
index 64a3197b56..554064c7b2 100644
--- a/securedrop/debian/changelog
+++ b/securedrop/debian/changelog
@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-securedrop (2.6.0~rc2+focal) focal; urgency=medium
+securedrop (2.6.0+focal) focal; urgency=medium
 
   * see changelog.md 
 
- -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:49:14 -0400
-
-securedrop (2.6.0~rc1+focal) focal; urgency=medium
-
-  * see changelog.md
-
- -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Mon, 12 Jun 2023 12:38:12 -0400
+ -- SecureDrop Team <securedrop@freedom.press>  Thu, 22 Jun 2023 13:35:42 -0400
 
 securedrop-app-code (2.5.2+focal) focal; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/securedrop/setup.py b/securedrop/setup.py
index 84eb6f9e6a..6b6ec1eafb 100644
--- a/securedrop/setup.py
+++ b/securedrop/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 setuptools.setup(
     name="securedrop-app-code",
-    version="2.6.0~rc2",
+    version="2.6.0",
     author="Freedom of the Press Foundation",
     author_email="securedrop@freedom.press",
     description="SecureDrop Server",
diff --git a/securedrop/version.py b/securedrop/version.py
index a658073c20..e5e59e38da 100644
--- a/securedrop/version.py
+++ b/securedrop/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "2.6.0~rc2"
+__version__ = "2.6.0"