diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index acdf104..9b66227 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [2.6.0] - 2026-09-30
+
+### Changed
+
+- Minimum length for log messages from 32 to 128
+
 ## [2.5.0] - 2026-09-24
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 437459c..e70b452 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.0
+2.6.0
diff --git a/src/log/log.c b/src/log/log.c
index 4479c2f..0b2b29b 100644
--- a/src/log/log.c
+++ b/src/log/log.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "../os/file/file.h"
 #include <time.h>
 
-#define MIN_LOG_MSG_LENGTH 32
+#define MIN_LOG_MSG_LENGTH 128
 #define TIME_BUF_CAPACITY 70
 
 wp_intern WpStr8RO L_BRACKET         = wpStr8LitRo("[");