diff --git a/freqtrade/__init__.py b/freqtrade/__init__.py
index ad9d8eed8..252597c9e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/__init__.py
+++ b/freqtrade/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Freqtrade bot"""
 
-__version__ = "2026.1-dev"
+__version__ = "2026.1"
 
 if "dev" in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path
diff --git a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
index 24d44d713..3277aeec2 100644
--- a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
+++ b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from freqtrade_client.ft_rest_client import FtRestClient
 
 
-__version__ = "2026.1-dev"
+__version__ = "2026.1"
 
 if "dev" in __version__:
     from pathlib import Path