diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16e01163cf..9145933256 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,60 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.26.0
+
+BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* Gaia
+  * [gaiad init] \#2602 New genesis workflow
+
+* SDK
+  * [simulation] \#2665 only argument to simulation.Invariant is now app
+
+* Tendermint
+  * Upgrade to version 0.26.0
+
+FEATURES
+
+* Gaia CLI  (`gaiacli`)
+  * [cli] [\#2569](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2569) Add commands to query validator unbondings and redelegations
+  * [cli] [\#2569](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2569) Add commands to query validator unbondings and redelegations
+  * [cli] [\#2524](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/2524) Add support offline mode to `gaiacli tx sign`. Lookups are not performed if the flag `--offline` is on.
+  * [cli] [\#2558](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/2558) Rename --print-sigs to --validate-signatures. It now performs a complete set of sanity checks and reports to the user. Also added --print-signature-only to print the signature only, not the whole transaction.
+
+* SDK
+  * \#1336 Mechanism for SDK Users to configure their own Bech32 prefixes instead of using the default cosmos prefixes.
+
+IMPROVEMENTS
+
+* Gaia
+ * \#2637 [x/gov] Switched inactive and active proposal queues to an iterator based queue
+
+* SDK
+ * \#2573 [x/distribution] add accum invariance
+ * \#2556 [x/mock/simulation] Fix debugging output
+ * \#2396 [x/mock/simulation] Change parameters to get more slashes
+ * \#2617 [x/mock/simulation] Randomize all genesis parameters
+ * \#2669 [x/stake] Added invarant check to make sure validator's power aligns with its spot in the power store.
+ * \#1924 [x/mock/simulation] Use a transition matrix for block size
+ * \#2660 [x/mock/simulation] Staking transactions get tested far more frequently
+ * \#2610 [x/stake] Block redelegation to and from the same validator
+ * \#2652 [x/auth] Add benchmark for get and set account
+ * \#2685 [store] Add general merkle absence proof (also for empty substores)
+ * \#2708 [store] Disallow setting nil values
+
+BUG FIXES
+
+* Gaia
+ * \#2670 [x/stake] fixed incorrect `IterateBondedValidators` and split into two functions: `IterateBondedValidators` and `IterateLastBlockConsValidators`
+ * \#2691 Fix local testnet creation by using a single canonical genesis time
+
+* SDK
+ * \#2625 [x/gov] fix AppendTag function usage error
+ * \#2677 [x/stake, x/distribution] various staking/distribution fixes as found by the simulator
+ * \#2674 [types] Fix coin.IsLT() impl, coins.IsLT() impl, and renamed coins.Is\* to coins.IsAll\* (see \#2686)
+ * \#2711 [x/stake] Add commission data to `MsgCreateValidator` signature bytes.
+
+
 ## 0.25.0
 
 *October 24th, 2018*
diff --git a/PENDING.md b/PENDING.md
index 8b2044ea29..4d87301f0d 100644
--- a/PENDING.md
+++ b/PENDING.md
@@ -7,28 +7,21 @@ BREAKING CHANGES
 * Gaia CLI  (`gaiacli`)
 
 * Gaia
-  * [gaiad init] \#2602 New genesis workflow
 
 * SDK
-  * [simulation] \#2665 only argument to simulation.Invariant is now app
 
 * Tendermint
-  * Upgrade to version 0.26.0
+
 
 FEATURES
 
 * Gaia REST API (`gaiacli advanced rest-server`)
 
 * Gaia CLI  (`gaiacli`)
-    * [cli] [\#2569](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2569) Add commands to query validator unbondings and redelegations
-    * [cli] [\#2569](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/pull/2569) Add commands to query validator unbondings and redelegations
-    * [cli] [\#2524](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/2524) Add support offline mode to `gaiacli tx sign`. Lookups are not performed if the flag `--offline` is on.
-    * [cli] [\#2558](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/2558) Rename --print-sigs to --validate-signatures. It now performs a complete set of sanity checks and reports to the user. Also added --print-signature-only to print the signature only, not the whole transaction.
 
 * Gaia
 
 * SDK
-    * (#1336) Mechanism for SDK Users to configure their own Bech32 prefixes instead of using the default cosmos prefixes.
 
 * Tendermint
 
@@ -40,20 +33,8 @@ IMPROVEMENTS
 * Gaia CLI  (`gaiacli`)
 
 * Gaia
- - #2637 [x/gov] Switched inactive and active proposal queues to an iterator based queue
 
 * SDK
- - \#2573 [x/distribution] add accum invariance
- - \#2556 [x/mock/simulation] Fix debugging output
- - \#2396 [x/mock/simulation] Change parameters to get more slashes
- - \#2617 [x/mock/simulation] Randomize all genesis parameters
- - \#2669 [x/stake] Added invarant check to make sure validator's power aligns with its spot in the power store.
- - \#1924 [x/mock/simulation] Use a transition matrix for block size
- - \#2660 [x/mock/simulation] Staking transactions get tested far more frequently
- - \#2610 [x/stake] Block redelegation to and from the same validator
- - \#2652 [x/auth] Add benchmark for get and set account
- - \#2685 [store] Add general merkle absence proof (also for empty substores)
- - \#2708 [store] Disallow setting nil values
 
 * Tendermint
 
@@ -65,13 +46,7 @@ BUG FIXES
 * Gaia CLI  (`gaiacli`)
 
 * Gaia
- - \#2670 [x/stake] fixed incorrect `IterateBondedValidators` and split into two functions: `IterateBondedValidators` and `IterateLastBlockConsValidators`
- - \#2691 Fix local testnet creation by using a single canonical genesis time
 
 * SDK
- - \#2625 [x/gov] fix AppendTag function usage error
- - \#2677 [x/stake, x/distribution] various staking/distribution fixes as found by the simulator
- - \#2674 [types] Fix coin.IsLT() impl, coins.IsLT() impl, and renamed coins.Is\* to coins.IsAll\* (see \#2686)
- - \#2711 [x/stake] Add commission data to `MsgCreateValidator` signature bytes.
 
 * Tendermint