diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 46d1e1a..abc2bca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ jobs:
 
             > **Windows note:** The installer is not yet code-signed. Windows SmartScreen will show an "Unknown publisher" warning — click "More info → Run anyway" to install.
 
-            ### New in v0.2.5
-            - **Fix: auto-updater signing** — regenerated signing key pair without password so `.sig` files are correctly produced by CI; updates will now be delivered to existing users
+            ### New in v0.2.6
+            - **Fix: auto-updater** — added `createUpdaterArtifacts: true` + regenerated signing key; `.sig` files and `latest.json` are now correctly produced by CI
 
             ### New in v0.2.3
             - **Fix: auto-updater** — `latest.json` now correctly generated via `includeUpdaterJson: true`; users on older versions will receive the update banner
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5562536..35068fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "wrystr",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 698e04a..8b61ba5 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "wrystr"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 description = "Cross-platform Nostr desktop client with Lightning integration"
 authors = ["hoornet"]
 edition = "2021"
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 5be8393..5331f8c 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "https://schema.tauri.app/config/2",
   "productName": "Wrystr",
-  "version": "0.2.5",
+  "version": "0.2.6",
   "identifier": "com.hoornet.wrystr",
   "build": {
     "beforeDevCommand": "npm run dev",
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   "bundle": {
     "active": true,
     "targets": ["deb", "rpm", "nsis", "msi", "dmg"],
+    "createUpdaterArtifacts": true,
     "icon": [
       "icons/32x32.png",
       "icons/128x128.png",