diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 8ff2f5e..86e26a2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.6.1"
+  ".": "2.6.2"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c46404c..9015c94 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [2.6.2](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-google/compare/v2.6.1...v2.6.2) (2026-01-22)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* bump tk dep to allow tk 4 ([#135](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-google/issues/135)) ([22ab837](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-google/commit/22ab837e354468c34e792c9c27f91768ca695c48))
+
 ## [2.6.1](https://github.com/test-kitchen/kitchen-google/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1) (2024-06-27)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/kitchen/driver/gce_version.rb b/lib/kitchen/driver/gce_version.rb
index 86cc582..da70f64 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/driver/gce_version.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/driver/gce_version.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 
 module Kitchen
   module Driver
-    GCE_VERSION = "2.6.1"
+    GCE_VERSION = "2.6.2"
   end
 end