diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
index a7ecc1685348..aba9b8ed434b 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # Release History
 
+## 2.6.2 (Unreleased)
+
+### Features Added
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+### Bugs Fixed
+
+### Other Changes
+
 ## 2.6.1 (2026-09-14)
 
 ### Sample updates
diff --git a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py
index 5b65a7b6263e..d023129ae60d 100644
--- a/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py
+++ b/sdk/ai/azure-ai-projects/azure/ai/projects/_version.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 # Changes may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if the code is regenerated.
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-VERSION = "2.6.1"
+VERSION = "2.6.2"