diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 01d761f46..c005ec0f2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"7.2.5","cli":"1.1.2"}
+{".":"7.2.6","cli":"1.1.2"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index de681cb72..700191ed3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [7.2.6](https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/compare/protobufjs-v7.2.5...protobufjs-v7.2.6) (2024-01-16)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* report missing import properly in loadSync ([#1960](https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/issues/1960)) ([af3ff83](https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/commit/af3ff83dc41c7736b7e57f2a02fd94ac03b76a4c))
+
 ## [7.2.5](https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js/compare/protobufjs-v7.2.4...protobufjs-v7.2.5) (2023-08-21)
 
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e139487ac..80637165f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "protobufjs",
-  "version": "7.2.5",
+  "version": "7.2.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "protobufjs",
-      "version": "7.2.5",
+      "version": "7.2.6",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 37c744ff8..de0e004bc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "protobufjs",
-  "version": "7.2.5",
+  "version": "7.2.6",
   "versionScheme": "~",
   "description": "Protocol Buffers for JavaScript (& TypeScript).",
   "author": "Daniel Wirtz <dcode+protobufjs@dcode.io>",