diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6248a6522..fd879fb14 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ _Data Model Library - A collection of QBiC data models._
 [![Run Maven Tests](https://github.com/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib/actions/workflows/run_tests.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib/actions/workflows/run_tests.yml)
 [![CodeQL](https://github.com/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
 [![release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib?include_prereleases)](https://github.com/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib/releases)
-
 [![license](https://img.shields.io/github/license/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib)](https://github.com/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib/blob/main/LICENSE)
 ![language](https://img.shields.io/badge/language-groovy,%20java-blue.svg)
 
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ The following figure describes the entity relation of the imaging DTOs.
 Please have a look at the detailed JavaDoc class description of the
 DTOs.
 
-
 ### Business Context - Offer Management
 
 The following figure describes the entity relation of the DTOs related to Offer Management.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 19fe41804..7a49a7639 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   <groupId>life.qbic</groupId>
   <artifactId>data-model-lib</artifactId>
-  <version>2.25.1</version>
+  <version>2.26.0</version>
   <name>data-model-lib</name>
   <url>http://github.com/qbicsoftware/data-model-lib</url>
   <description>Data models. A collection of QBiC's central data models and DTOs. </description>