diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c60322434de77..01636ab872454 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR, 26)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_BUILD, 0)
-define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 3)
+define(_CLIENT_VERSION_RC, 0)
 define(_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE, true)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_YEAR, 2023)
 define(_COPYRIGHT_HOLDERS,[The %s developers])
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
index 33ddf36a3b632..d84d39367f4d5 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-cli v26.0.0rc3" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-cli v26.0.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v26.0.0rc3
+bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v26.0.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-cli
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<command> \/\fR[\fI\,params\/\fR]  \fI\,Send command to Bitcoin Core\/\fR
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v26.0.0rc3
 .B bitcoin-cli
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,help <command>      Get help for a command\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core RPC client version v26.0.0rc3
+Bitcoin Core RPC client version v26.0.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
index 1e074e3ee1c1e..a059ff6c957b0 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-qt v26.0.0rc3" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-qt v26.0.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v26.0.0rc3
+bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v26.0.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-qt
 [\fI\,command-line options\/\fR]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v26.0.0rc3
+Bitcoin Core version v26.0.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
index d9020b4685c51..16a1a2a61407b 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-tx v26.0.0rc3" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-tx v26.0.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v26.0.0rc3
+bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v26.0.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-tx
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<hex-tx> \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Update hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v26.0.0rc3
 .B bitcoin-tx
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,-create \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR]   \fI\,Create hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v26.0.0rc3
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v26.0.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
index 5ba672b010303..bfc750b1d416e 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-util v26.0.0rc3" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-util v26.0.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v26.0.0rc3
+bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v26.0.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-util
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] [\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Do stuff\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v26.0.0rc3
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v26.0.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
index 5bf09f1db4ffa..c45ca71a5480d 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIN-WALLET "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-wallet v26.0.0rc3" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-WALLET "1" "November 2023" "bitcoin-wallet v26.0.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-wallet \- manual page for bitcoin-wallet v26.0.0rc3
+bitcoin-wallet \- manual page for bitcoin-wallet v26.0.0
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-wallet version v26.0.0rc3
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-wallet version v26.0.0
 .PP
 bitcoin\-wallet is an offline tool for creating and interacting with Bitcoin Core wallet files.
 By default bitcoin\-wallet will act on wallets in the default mainnet wallet directory in the datadir.
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoind.1 b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
index 01b2ea4858d7f..ec69d800f01cb 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoind.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.3.
-.TH BITCOIND "1" "November 2023" "bitcoind v26.0.0rc3" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIND "1" "November 2023" "bitcoind v26.0.0" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v26.0.0rc3
+bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v26.0.0
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoind
 [\fI\,options\/\fR]                     \fI\,Start Bitcoin Core\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v26.0.0rc3
+Bitcoin Core version v26.0.0
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 23bdfd7dd6341..b30dadf62b963 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-26.0 rc3 Release Notes
-======================
+26.0 Release Notes
+==================
 
 Bitcoin Core version 26.0 is now available from: