diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 840adbf651..8c397677a3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ endif()
 # version string, else they are combined with the result of `git describe`.
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_MINOR 11)
-set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 6)
+set(NVIM_VERSION_PATCH 7)
 set(NVIM_VERSION_PRERELEASE "-dev") # for package maintainers
 
 # API level
diff --git a/runtime/nvim.appdata.xml b/runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
index 886e4bb8d3..7f7a2dd859 100644
--- a/runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
+++ b/runtime/nvim.appdata.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   </screenshots>
 
   <releases>
+    <release date="2026-01-26" version="0.11.6"/>
     <release date="2025-11-02" version="0.11.5"/>
     <release date="2025-08-31" version="0.11.4"/>
     <release date="2025-07-12" version="0.11.3"/>