diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71987b6..7eb7abf 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "remove-ai-watermarks"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 description = "AI watermark remover for visible, invisible, and provenance marks in images and video"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10.1"
diff --git a/src/remove_ai_watermarks/__init__.py b/src/remove_ai_watermarks/__init__.py
index 7b59708..857937a 100644
--- a/src/remove_ai_watermarks/__init__.py
+++ b/src/remove_ai_watermarks/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ _os.environ.setdefault("TRANSFORMERS_VERBOSITY", "error")
 _warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", message=r".*ImageProcessorFast.*")
 
 
-__version__ = "0.26.2"
+__version__ = "0.26.3"
 
 __all__ = [
     "BatchSummary",
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 8df8c5b..140c995 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -3331,7 +3331,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "remove-ai-watermarks"
-version = "0.26.2"
+version = "0.26.3"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "c2pa-python" },