diff --git a/cps/constants.py b/cps/constants.py
index 1d620fdb..ce38e612 100644
--- a/cps/constants.py
+++ b/cps/constants.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ BookMeta = namedtuple('BookMeta', 'file_path, extension, title, author, cover, d
                                   'series_id, languages, publisher, pubdate, identifiers')
 
 # python build process likes to have x.y.zbw -> b for beta and w a counting number
-STABLE_VERSION =  '0.6.25'
+STABLE_VERSION =  '0.6.26b'
 
 NIGHTLY_VERSION = dict()
 NIGHTLY_VERSION[0] = '$Format:%H$'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index e6ee645a..44f016cd 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ python-magic>=0.4.27,<0.5.0
 python-magic-bin>=0.4.0,<0.5.0;sys_platform=='win32'
 flask-httpAuth>=4.4.0,<5.0.0
 cryptography>=39.0.0,<45.0.0
+certifi>=2024.7.4,<2025.8.24