diff --git a/.ci/bwcVersions b/.ci/bwcVersions
index ebc6db6939bb0..0600d2f3537c7 100644
--- a/.ci/bwcVersions
+++ b/.ci/bwcVersions
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ BWC_VERSION:
   - "2.4.1"
   - "2.4.2"
   - "2.5.0"
+  - "2.6.0"
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
index 0854cb978b4d0..8dd6776b2d5f4 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/Version.java
@@ -84,10 +84,11 @@ public class Version implements Comparable<Version>, ToXContentFragment {
     public static final Version V_2_3_0 = new Version(2030099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_3_0);
     public static final Version V_2_4_0 = new Version(2040099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_4_1);
     public static final Version V_2_4_1 = new Version(2040199, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_4_2);
+    public static final Version V_2_5_0 = new Version(2050099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_4_2);
 
     // UNRELEASED
     public static final Version V_2_4_2 = new Version(2040299, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_4_2);
-    public static final Version V_2_5_0 = new Version(2050099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_4_2);
+    public static final Version V_2_6_0 = new Version(2060099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_4_2);
     public static final Version V_3_0_0 = new Version(3000099, org.apache.lucene.util.Version.LUCENE_9_5_0);
     public static final Version CURRENT = V_3_0_0;