diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 19532b5..f1d52b3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Change Log
 
+## [v2.6.0](https://github.com/dev-sec/chef-ssh-hardening/tree/v2.6.0) (2018-10-19)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/dev-sec/chef-ssh-hardening/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0)
+
+**Closed issues:**
+
+- Removal of deprecated options [\#202](https://github.com/dev-sec/chef-ssh-hardening/issues/202)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Update of badges in README [\#205](https://github.com/dev-sec/chef-ssh-hardening/pull/205) ([artem-sidorenko](https://github.com/artem-sidorenko))
+- Removal of deprecated options for newer openssh versions [\#203](https://github.com/dev-sec/chef-ssh-hardening/pull/203) ([artem-sidorenko](https://github.com/artem-sidorenko))
+
 ## [v2.5.0](https://github.com/dev-sec/chef-ssh-hardening/tree/v2.5.0) (2018-10-10)
 [Full Changelog](https://github.com/dev-sec/chef-ssh-hardening/compare/v2.4.0...v2.5.0)
 
diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 89e5cec..9118696 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ begin
     config.future_release = "v#{metadata.version}"
     config.user = 'dev-sec'
     config.project = 'chef-ssh-hardening'
+    config.exclude_labels = ['no changelog', 'question', 'duplicate', 'wontfix', 'invalid']
   end
 rescue LoadError
   puts '>>>>> GitHub Changelog Generator not loaded, omitting tasks'
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 70a7eb8..03b867d 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 license          'Apache-2.0'
 description      'This cookbook installs and provides secure ssh and sshd configurations.'
 long_description IO.read(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'README.md'))
-version          '2.5.0'
+version          '2.6.0'
 
 chef_version '>= 12.5' if respond_to?(:chef_version)