diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 40ce246..4f5aee6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [26.3.0] - 2026-03-16
+
 ## [26.3.0-rc1] - 2026-03-16
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 3ed17e5..091f513 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2817,7 +2817,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "stackable-commons-operator"
-version = "26.3.0-rc1"
+version = "26.3.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "built",
diff --git a/Cargo.nix b/Cargo.nix
index 6b59a5d..7e4186c 100644
--- a/Cargo.nix
+++ b/Cargo.nix
@@ -9390,7 +9390,7 @@ rec {
       };
       "stackable-commons-operator" = rec {
         crateName = "stackable-commons-operator";
-        version = "26.3.0-rc1";
+        version = "26.3.0";
         edition = "2021";
         crateBin = [
           {
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3b1db57..f36ebd4 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["rust/operator-binary"]
 resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "26.3.0-rc1"
+version = "26.3.0"
 authors = ["Stackable GmbH <info@stackable.tech>"]
 license = "OSL-3.0"
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/deploy/helm/commons-operator/Chart.yaml b/deploy/helm/commons-operator/Chart.yaml
index bc03683..489b15f 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/commons-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/commons-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
 name: commons-operator
-version: "26.3.0-rc1"
-appVersion: "26.3.0-rc1"
+version: "26.3.0"
+appVersion: "26.3.0"
 description: The Stackable Operator for Stackable Commons
 home: https://github.com/stackabletech/commons-operator
 maintainers:
diff --git a/tests/release.yaml b/tests/release.yaml
index e4095ef..d4adacf 100644
--- a/tests/release.yaml
+++ b/tests/release.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ releases:
     description: Integration test
     products:
       commons:
-        operatorVersion: 26.3.0-rc1
+        operatorVersion: 26.3.0