diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index eb65bfe9..05d27067 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.26.2"
+  ".": "0.26.3"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 650dd1e7..4c01ad6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.26.3](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/compare/v0.26.2...v0.26.3) (2026-10-19)
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* **deps:** require workshop-rs 1.18.0 ([#776](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/issues/776)) ([fe04237](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/commit/fe04237d3e234887835fce38beaef19f867f4113)), closes [#775](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/issues/775)
+
 ## [0.26.2](https://github.com/wrightkit/wright/compare/v0.26.1...v0.26.2) (2026-10-19)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 47c3e14e..5c8b5fe7 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2393,7 +2393,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-analyzer"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "serde",
@@ -2405,7 +2405,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-bench"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "libc",
@@ -2417,7 +2417,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-cli"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "arboard",
  "clap",
@@ -2437,7 +2437,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-consumer"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_json",
  "wright-driver",
@@ -2445,7 +2445,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-driver"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "flate2",
  "hotpath",
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-language"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-lpp"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "os_pipe",
  "serde",
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-lsp"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "lsp-types",
  "serde",
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "wright-transform"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 dependencies = [
  "hotpath",
  "serde",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 367bd5e3..1630329e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ members = ["crates/wright-analyzer", "crates/wright-driver", "crates/wright-cli"
 resolver = "3"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.85.0"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-or-later"
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 894542aa..3f45a644 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.26.2
+0.26.3