diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4eb2106c2..b69eb2178 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ group = org.quiltmc
 description = The mod loading component of Quilt
 url = https://github.com/quiltmc/quilt-loader
 # Don't forget to change this in QuiltLoaderImpl as well
-quilt_loader = 0.26.0-beta.1
+quilt_loader = 0.26.0-beta.2
 
 # Fabric & Quilt Libraries
 asm = 9.6
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ quilt_chasm = 0.1.0-20230126.045734-27
 night_config = 3.6.6
 annotations = 24.0.1
 junit_bom = 5.9.3
-proguard_gradle = 7.3.2
+proguard_gradle = 7.4.2
 github_api = 1.315
 flexver = 1.1.0
 mixin_extras = 0.3.5
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java
index 02eea5b1d..3bc064e32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/quiltmc/loader/impl/QuiltLoaderImpl.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public final class QuiltLoaderImpl {
 
 	public static final int ASM_VERSION = Opcodes.ASM9;
 
-	public static final String VERSION = "0.26.0-beta.1";
+	public static final String VERSION = "0.26.0-beta.2";
 	public static final String MOD_ID = "quilt_loader";
 	public static final String DEFAULT_MODS_DIR = "mods";
 	public static final String DEFAULT_CACHE_DIR = ".cache";
diff --git a/src/main/resources/changelog/0.26.0.txt b/src/main/resources/changelog/0.26.0.txt
index 093404774..51443568d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/changelog/0.26.0.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/changelog/0.26.0.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ Features:
 Bug Fixes:
 
 - [#425] Fix version predicates like "2.x" not matching versions with a prerelease component, like "2.0.0-beta.1"
+- [#429] Fix global cache being in the wrong location
+- [#426] Preserve order of contributors in the quilt.mod.json
+- [#427] Fix an edge case where the same person listed as author and contributor to a Fabric mod was listed twice in the Quilt contributors.
 
-Changes from updating Fabric Loader from 0.15.7 to 0.15.10
+
+Changes from updating Fabric Loader from 0.15.7 to 0.15.10:
 
 - Updated Mixin to 0.13.3
 - Added version parsing support for 24w14potato