diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2f16e44..0df0a81 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 with io.open("README.rst", "r") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 
-version = "1.26.0"
+version = "1.26.1"
 
 setup(
     name="google-auth",