diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 28bd2ca74f4e..33afe3a93cbc 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+<a name="18.2.6"></a>
+# 18.2.6 "emerald-egg" (2024-09-25)
+### material
+| Commit | Type | Description |
+| -- | -- | -- |
+| [d8c2b420c9](https://github.com/angular/components/commit/d8c2b420c939ab65da926d1fc99a64e08f6e494d) | fix | **datepicker:** set explicit line height on calendar ([#29770](https://github.com/angular/components/pull/29770)) |
+
+<!-- CHANGELOG SPLIT MARKER -->
+
 <a name="18.2.5"></a>
 # 18.2.5 "bismuth-badge" (2024-09-20)
 ### cdk
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 817535976922..71418d5f57a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "ci-notify-slack-failure": "node --no-warnings=ExperimentalWarning --loader ts-node/esm/transpile-only scripts/circleci/notify-slack-job-failure.mts",
     "prepare": "husky"
   },
-  "version": "18.2.5",
+  "version": "18.2.6",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "^18.2.0-next.2",
     "@angular/common": "^18.2.0-next.2",