diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 914667d3..c8f89a47 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 c1070b86..8bb96a8d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3038,7 +3038,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-hive-operator"
-version = "26.7.0-rc1"
+version = "26.7.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index 9f41c5d4..6965820d 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -9990,7 +9990,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-hive-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-hive-operator";
-        version = "26.7.0-rc1";
+        version = "26.7.0";
         edition = "2024";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88c33fac..1acc522e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["rust/operator-binary"]
 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/hive-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/hive-operator/Chart.yaml
index f56f685c..f15436a3 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/hive-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/hive-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: hive-operator
-version: "26.7.0-rc1"
-appVersion: "26.7.0-rc1"
+version: "26.7.0"
+appVersion: "26.7.0"
 description: The Stackable Operator for Apache Hive
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/hive-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index 294ed0d1..cb943db1 100755
--- a/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ case "$1" in
 "helm")
 echo "Installing Operators with Helm"
 # tag::helm-install-operators[]
-helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1
-helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1
-helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1
-helm install --wait hive-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hive-operator --version 26.7.0-rc1
+helm install --wait commons-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/commons-operator --version 26.7.0
+helm install --wait secret-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/secret-operator --version 26.7.0
+helm install --wait listener-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/listener-operator --version 26.7.0
+helm install --wait hive-operator oci://oci.stackable.tech/sdp-charts/hive-operator --version 26.7.0
 # end::helm-install-operators[]
 
 echo "Install minio for S3"
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ if false; then
 echo "Installing Operators with stackablectl"
 # tag::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 stackablectl operator install \
-  commons=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  secret=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  listener=26.7.0-rc1 \
-  hive=26.7.0-rc1
+  commons=26.7.0 \
+  secret=26.7.0 \
+  listener=26.7.0 \
+  hive=26.7.0
 # end::stackablectl-install-operators[]
 fi
 
diff --git a/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/install-operator-output.txt b/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/install-operator-output.txt
index e9a32bab..1634c548 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/install-operator-output.txt
+++ b/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/install-operator-output.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Installed commons=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed secret=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed listener=26.7.0-rc1 operator
-Installed hive=26.7.0-rc1 operator
+Installed commons=26.7.0 operator
+Installed secret=26.7.0 operator
+Installed listener=26.7.0 operator
+Installed hive=26.7.0 operator
diff --git a/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/release.yaml b/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/release.yaml
index e803daa7..968b414f 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/release.yaml
+++ b/docs/modules/hive/examples/getting_started/release.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ releases:
     description: Demo / Test release for Hive getting started guide
     products:
       commons:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       hive:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       listener:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       secret:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
diff --git a/docs/templating_vars.yaml b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
index ee372775..c35ad33f 100644
--- a/docs/templating_vars.yaml
+++ b/docs/templating_vars.yaml
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ helm:
   repo_name: sdp-charts
   repo_url: oci.stackable.tech
 versions:
-  commons: 26.7.0-rc1
-  secret: 26.7.0-rc1
-  listener: 26.7.0-rc1
-  hive: 26.7.0-rc1
+  commons: 26.7.0
+  secret: 26.7.0
+  listener: 26.7.0
+  hive: 26.7.0
   minio: 5.4.0
   postgresql: 16.5.0
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index 94c2d9ad..0102a0c1 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ 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
       zookeeper:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       hdfs:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       hive:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
       opa:
-        operatorVersion: 26.7.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.7.0
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/30-assert.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/30-assert.yaml.j2
index 479dee60..dcd85d9f 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/30-assert.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/30-assert.yaml.j2
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ metadata:
   labels:
 {% if test_scenario['values']['hive-old'].find(",") > 0 %}
     # Yes, this *might* not work with custom images, I'm sorry!
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-old'].split(',')[0] }}-stackable26.7.0-rc1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-old'].split(',')[0] }}-stackable26.7.0"
 {% else %}
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-old'] }}-stackable26.7.0-rc1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-old'] }}-stackable26.7.0"
 {% endif %}
 status:
   readyReplicas: 1
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/31-assert.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/31-assert.yaml.j2
index 2da8d76e..2f3f3716 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/31-assert.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/upgrade/31-assert.yaml.j2
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ metadata:
   labels:
 {% if test_scenario['values']['hive-old'].find(",") > 0 %}
     # Yes, this *might* not work with custom images, I'm sorry!
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-new'].split(',')[0] }}-stackable26.7.0-rc1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-new'].split(',')[0] }}-stackable26.7.0"
 {% else %}
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-new'] }}-stackable26.7.0-rc1"
+    app.kubernetes.io/version: "{{ test_scenario['values']['hive-new'] }}-stackable26.7.0"
 {% endif %}
 status:
   readyReplicas: 1