diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 49b900f7d..7b4157ef6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+mkdocs-material-7.2.6 (2021-09-01)
+
+  * Fixed rendering of blockquote elements (7.0.0 regression)
+  * Fixed #2973: Custom search worker setting ignored
+
 mkdocs-material-7.2.5+insiders-2.13.2 (2021-08-25)
 
   * Fixed #2965: Social plugin error when primary color is not defined
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index d0fc9b2e9..37fbf918d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ template: overrides/main.html
 
 ## Material for MkDocs
 
+### 7.2.6 <small>_ September 1, 2021</small>
+
+- Fixed rendering of `blockquote` elements (7.0.0 regression)
+- Fixed #2973: Custom search worker setting ignored
+
 ### 7.2.5 <small>_ August 25, 2021</small>
 
 - Updated Portuguese translations
diff --git a/material/base.html b/material/base.html
index cfa86d8d4..eb15b3317 100644
--- a/material/base.html
+++ b/material/base.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <link rel="canonical" href="{{ page.canonical_url }}">
       {% endif %}
       <link rel="icon" href="{{ config.theme.favicon | url }}">
-      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-7.2.5">
+      <meta name="generator" content="mkdocs-{{ mkdocs_version }}, mkdocs-material-7.2.6">
     {% endblock %}
     {% block htmltitle %}
       {% if page and page.meta and page.meta.title %}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6962f705c..7be186c23 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "7.2.5",
+  "version": "7.2.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 747f0ab1e..0a35da6a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mkdocs-material",
-  "version": "7.2.5",
+  "version": "7.2.6",
   "description": "A Material Design theme for MkDocs",
   "keywords": [
     "mkdocs",