diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index bebe45b3..b9ed3a5a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ foursight
 Change Log
 ----------
 
+4.9.26
+==========
+* only a version bump to allow tagging via tag-and-push and make release history clear in pypi
+
 4.9.25
 ==========
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e88798db..3b1e8de1 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "foursight"
-version = "4.9.25
+version = "4.9.26
 description = "Serverless Chalice Application for Monitoring"
 authors = ["4DN-DCIC Team <support@4dnucleome.org>"]
 license = "MIT"