diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44425c2d..6b12d9dc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,19 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standard-version](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version) for commit guidelines.
 
+## [1.26.0](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/compare/v1.25.0...v1.26.0) (2024-12-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add alias api with previousId support ([#485](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/issues/485)) ([179c262](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/commit/179c26276d9c875d9ebeec6d8ed8d3c105bc805a))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* catch OutOfMemoryError in RudderCloudModeManager ([#487](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/issues/487)) ([0b3759e](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/commit/0b3759e66ab93894932d0b20f14d848d50030d81))
+* handle invalid json issue ([#486](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/issues/486)) ([4579fc2](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/commit/4579fc2e936957ece459e6541c290a2bc2a9c6ac))
+
 ### [1.25.1](https://github.com/rudderlabs/rudder-sdk-android/compare/v1.25.0...v1.25.1) (2024-10-14)
 
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1cf78dc5..0ac17d79 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ android.enableJetifier=true
 android.enableR8.fullMode=true
 kotlin.code.style=official
 GROUP=com.rudderstack.android.sdk
-VERSION_CODE=33
-VERSION_NAME=1.25.1
+VERSION_CODE=34
+VERSION_NAME=1.26.0
 POM_NAME=Rudderstack SDK for android
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Rudderstack SDK for android
 POM_ARTIFACT_ID=core
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 248e5a8b..a63dac7b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.25.1",
+  "version": "1.26.0",
   "dependencies": {
     "properties-reader": "^2.2.0"
   }