diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b53d5aeb1..58d3901dc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,17 +22,17 @@ Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) is available in Maven Central. You can use your
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-tracing</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-logging</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-metrics</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </dependency>
     ...
 </dependencies>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index 71d924c26..9ce451a33 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
index 75b283d3d..707b9bcfb 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-batch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-batch</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Batch</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md
index b26007d44..35184b6d2 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Run the following in your shell:
 ```bash
 cd infra/sam
 sam build
-sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.5.0718
+sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.6.0718
 ```
 
 ### Deploy with CDK
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ To build and deploy this application for the first time, run the following in yo
 cd infra/cdk
 mvn package
 cdk synth
-cdk deploy -c BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.5.0718
+cdk deploy -c BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.6.0718
 ```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md
index b577855ce..01365932e 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/infra/sam-graalvm/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ sam build
 ## Deploy the sample application
 
 ```shell
-sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.5.0718
+sam deploy --guided --parameter-overrides BucketNameParam=my-unique-bucket-2.6.0718
 ```
 
 This sample is based on Serverless Application Model (SAM). To deploy it, check out the instructions for getting started with SAM in [the examples directory](../../../README.md)
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
index edd774e74..389245bbc 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-cloudformation</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
index 8a5ac6601..756c082b8 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/app/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
     <!-- TODO TODO TODO this should build from SNAPSHOT, but it doesn't, because the snapshots
     don't appear in the docker environment CDK builds it in in our CDK tests. How to procede? V2 blocker -->
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-cdk</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml
index 3a07e6e6c..4d3414c63 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/cdk/infra/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
     <artifactId>cdk</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <cdk.version>2.221.1</cdk.version>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle
index 9b89d923a..36524f0b1 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/gradle/build.gradle
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-events:3.16.0'
     implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.13.2'
     implementation 'org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.9.20.1'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.5.0'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.5.0'
-    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.5.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.6.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.6.0'
+    aspect 'software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.6.0'
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index 85ec540a9..c3713c344 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-events:3.16.0")
     implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.15.2")
     implementation("org.aspectj:aspectjrt:1.9.20.1")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.5.0")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.5.0")
-    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.5.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-tracing:2.6.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-logging-log4j:2.6.0")
+    aspect("software.amazon.lambda:powertools-metrics:2.6.0")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.9.24")
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 71b93be66..b879ae49d 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with SAM GraalVM</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
index 60d6b796f..a5e3881b2 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/sam/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with SAM</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-sam</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
index 01e734f6f..8ef3b556d 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/serverless/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with Serverless</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-serverless</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
index 4b7d19fe4..d320a1d40 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-core-utilities/terraform/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Core Utilities (logging, tracing, metrics) with Terraform</name>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-core-utilities-terraform</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index 6ee70def3..3fa68c7e0 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-idempotency-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Idempotency GraalVM</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml
index d84651e15..0654867f9 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-idempotency/sam/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-idempotency</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Idempotency</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
index fe56c6b1e..5428655bd 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-kafka/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-kafka</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Kafka</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index e72df3086..bfebbe57d 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-parameters-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Parameters GraalVM</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
index e2ee15f26..17a1efa79 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-parameters/sam/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-parameters-sam</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Parameters</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
index cdf131482..9b03e3046 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam-graalvm/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-serialization-sam-graalvm</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Serialization GraalVM</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
index 683faf783..7120d3a91 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-serialization/sam/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-serialization-sam</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Serialization</name>
diff --git a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
index b84fac5bb..5826e7456 100644
--- a/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/powertools-examples-validation/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
          xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda.examples</groupId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <artifactId>powertools-examples-validation</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Examples - Validation</name>
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 62e211728..da4303c38 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ extra_javascript:
 
 extra:
   powertools:
-    version: 2.5.0
+    version: 2.6.0
   version:
     provider: mike
     default: latest
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc5389841..66d15731b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
     <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
     <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.5.0</version>
+    <version>2.6.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Parent</name>
diff --git a/powertools-batch/pom.xml b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
index edb849cea..ccf926d39 100644
--- a/powertools-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-batch/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <description>A suite of utilities that makes batch message processing using AWS Lambda easier.</description>
diff --git a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
index f6d8ad33f..015179833 100644
--- a/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-cloudformation/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Cloudformation</name>
diff --git a/powertools-common/pom.xml b/powertools-common/pom.xml
index 3583a4dc0..2610a8c4f 100644
--- a/powertools-common/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>powertools-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <name>Powertools for AWS Lambda (Java) - Common Internal Utilities</name>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
index 21161f9e7..a630ba09b 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/batch/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-batch</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml
index c8893c6e9..73c8780d3 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-functional/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-idempotency-functional</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml
index 5387d4059..d89aa33e2 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency-generics/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-idempotency-generics</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml
index 7c0e957fe..ea84e7b26 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/idempotency/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-idempotency</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml
index 4afb633f2..094c54841 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage-functional/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>e2e-test-handler-largemessage-functional</artifactId>
diff --git a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
index 469a9a48a..3004a884c 100644
--- a/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
+++ b/powertools-e2e-tests/handlers/largemessage/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>software.amazon.lambda</groupId>
         <artifactId>e2e-test-handlers-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>2.5.0</version>
+        <version>2.6.0</version>
     </parent>
 
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