diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cfe077d5983a..ec8da79d3963 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ requires = [
 
 [project]
 name = "numpy"
-version = "1.26.0"
+version = "1.26.1"
 # TODO: add `license-files` once PEP 639 is accepted (see meson-python#88)
 license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml.setuppy b/pyproject.toml.setuppy
index 0925099ed523..bfb093ba7648 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml.setuppy
+++ b/pyproject.toml.setuppy
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # to avoid building with Meson (e.g., in the Emscripten/Pyodide CI job)
 [project]
 name = "numpy"
-version = "1.26.0"
+version = "1.26.1"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = [