diff --git a/distribute_setup.py b/distribute_setup.py
index d2c2899af..3bc42fa14 100644
--- a/distribute_setup.py
+++ b/distribute_setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ except ImportError:
             args = [quote(arg) for arg in args]
         return os.spawnl(os.P_WAIT, sys.executable, *args) == 0
 
-DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.6.25"
+DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.6.26"
 DEFAULT_URL = "http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/d/distribute/"
 SETUPTOOLS_FAKED_VERSION = "0.6c11"