diff --git a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
index 1a88c37878bd4..cb38fca084207 100644
--- a/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
+++ b/java/core/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/RuntimeVersion.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public enum RuntimeDomain {
   public static final int MAJOR = 4;
   public static final int MINOR = 26;
   public static final int PATCH = 0;
-  public static final String SUFFIX = "-dev";
+  public static final String SUFFIX = "";
 
   private static final String VERSION_STRING = versionString(MAJOR, MINOR, PATCH, SUFFIX);
   private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(RuntimeVersion.class.getName());
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
index a6b7421f2711b..d7ae78d6d119c 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/any.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
index 1c1709f6400a2..06f0faeec5559 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/any.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/any.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fany_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
index 5dedf5bee3321..8f48f783a5cb4 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/api.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
index b0188ac513a37..496492498f1a5 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/api.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/api.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fapi_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
index 62c60c1ede36f..4640d9fd68fd2 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
index 2e900702142c1..80f3551d3a959 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fjava_2fjava_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
index 54230a5aa9ed5..75d3a1f5970a9 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
index 330e594041b6c..2eb616054cc30 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/compiler/plugin.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcompiler_2fplugin_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
index b51ea1016abd3..c457de193e257 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/versions.h
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 //
 // Please avoid changing them manually, as they should be updated automatically
 // by Protobuf release process.
-#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "5.26.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.26.0-dev"
-#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "5.26.0-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_CPP_VERSION_STRING "5.26.0"
+#define PROTOBUF_JAVA_VERSION_STRING "4.26.0"
+#define PROTOBUF_PYTHON_VERSION_STRING "5.26.0"
 
 
 namespace google {
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
index dfa5ca3aac3a1..0568e10f64fee 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
index 2a3fc8480babe..2f596a4b29201 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/cpp_features.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/cpp_features.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fcpp_5ffeatures_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
index 01f68ab6aa93f..8906e43abb254 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
index a592e277dab81..de052ba9bb208 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/descriptor.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fdescriptor_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
index 531cad40fe9b6..517b7eb22980b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/duration.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
index 75e150b618c15..1f64134c21f3b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/duration.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/duration.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fduration_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
index 365a3dd2f0a3e..a0fea4b263ec4 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/empty.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
index 7ef13307ef495..7364c25944d66 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/empty.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/empty.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fempty_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
index 70159a90f440b..cf8be8630bfb9 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
index 248fe01cd3ad9..6e68b9ab24b2d 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/field_mask.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/field_mask.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ffield_5fmask_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
index 7c5589ccf5e42..3f55e281bf256 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/port_def.inc
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static_assert(PROTOBUF_ABSL_MIN(20230125, 3),
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX
 #error PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX was previously defined
 #endif
-#define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
 
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_MINIMUM_EDITION
 #error PROTOBUF_MINIMUM_EDITION was previously defined
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
index 380a933009543..7a4ac621d2804 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
index ae96b0a8dc0a5..8f31daa7363d4 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/source_context.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/source_context.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fsource_5fcontext_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
index 0a3e528c5fa09..7c66ecf1d0f7b 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/struct.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
index d90b9bb81505e..8a37728401ae6 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/struct.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/struct.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fstruct_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
index 7bb5316b03732..ee5098d99dafc 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/stubs/common.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace internal {
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION 5026000
 
 // A suffix string for alpha, beta or rc releases. Empty for stable releases.
-#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX "-dev"
+#define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_VERSION_SUFFIX ""
 
 // Verifies that the protobuf version a program was compiled with matches what
 // it is linked/running with. Use the macro below to call this function.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
index fb15854dc95b9..61e051da9c1c8 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
index 831feffafa31a..132a3bbf6329a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/timestamp.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/timestamp.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftimestamp_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
index 5da9f2f9d18f7..d584b006391ce 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/type.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
index d743e675776a2..9c6fd47676996 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/type.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/type.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2ftype_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
index 9b47fd2a85137..2d2b97ca44189 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #include "google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h"
 
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
index 6d6d0d17cf7c8..afd356a1b1d3d 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/wrappers.pb.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
 // source: google/protobuf/wrappers.proto
-// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0-dev
+// Protobuf C++ Version: 5.26.0
 
 #ifndef GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh
 #define GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_INCLUDED_google_2fprotobuf_2fwrappers_2eproto_2epb_2eh
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
index 76c34ad23dbd6..29d2554eb0681 100644
--- a/version.json
+++ b/version.json
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 {
     "26.x": {
-        "protoc_version": "26.0-dev",
+        "protoc_version": "26.0",
         "lts": false,
-        "date": "2024-02-27",
+        "date": "2024-03-12",
         "languages": {
-            "cpp": "5.26.0-dev",
-            "csharp": "3.26.0-dev",
-            "java": "4.26.0-dev",
-            "javascript": "3.26.0-dev",
-            "objectivec": "3.26.0-dev",
-            "php": "4.26.0-dev",
-            "python": "5.26.0-dev",
-            "ruby": "4.26.0-dev"
+            "cpp": "5.26.0",
+            "csharp": "3.26.0",
+            "java": "4.26.0",
+            "javascript": "3.26.0",
+            "objectivec": "3.26.0",
+            "php": "4.26.0",
+            "python": "5.26.0",
+            "ruby": "4.26.0"
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file