Update properties for the next release
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c213400..4d738a8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
     <commons.jira.id>COMPRESS</commons.jira.id>
     <commons.jira.pid>12310904</commons.jira.pid>
     <!-- configuration bits for cutting a release candidate -->
-    <commons.release.version>1.26.1</commons.release.version>
-    <commons.release.next>1.26.2</commons.release.next>
-    <commons.bc.version>1.26.0</commons.bc.version>
+    <commons.release.version>1.26.2</commons.release.version>
+    <commons.release.next>1.26.3</commons.release.next>
+    <commons.bc.version>1.26.1</commons.bc.version>
     <commons.rc.version>RC1</commons.rc.version>
     <mockito.version>4.11.0</mockito.version>