diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 2aff450d13..ae7c8cb0d9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "azure_data_cosmos"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "azure_core",
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/CHANGELOG.md
index b59a99ed73..43f0017b16 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 0.26.0 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 0.25.0 (2025-08-05)
 
 ### Features Added
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml
index 8b76ddfd90..1bf69c5390 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/azure_data_cosmos/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "azure_data_cosmos"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 description = "Rust wrappers around Microsoft Azure REST APIs - Azure Cosmos DB"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors.workspace = true