diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2c2670f62..bb0cb7e3d9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,11 +5,22 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Changed
-
 ### Added
-
 ### Fixed
 
+## [42.6.0] (2023-03-17 15:34:34 -0400)
+
+### Changed
+fix: use PhantomReferences instead of `Obejct.finalize()` to track Connection leaks [PR #2847](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2847) 
+
+    The change replaces all uses of Object.finalize with PhantomReferences.
+    The leaked resources (Connections) are tracked in a helper thread that is active as long as
+    there are connections in use. By default, the thread keeps running for 30 seconds after all
+    the connections are released. The timeout is set with pgjdbc.config.cleanup.thread.ttl system property.
+
+refactor:(loom) replace the usages of synchronized with ReentrantLock [PR #2635](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2635)
+    Fixes [Issue #1951](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/issues/1951)
+
 ## [42.5.4] (2023-02-15 10:21:04 -0500)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/contributors.json b/contributors.json
index a56736e486..309f09aced 100644
--- a/contributors.json
+++ b/contributors.json
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@
    "Philippe Marschall" : "https://github.com/marschall",
    "Piyush Sharma" : "https://github.com/ps-sp",
    "Power" : "https://github.com/Powerrr",
+   "Rafi Shamim" : "https://github.com/rafiss",
    "Rikard Pavelic" : "https://github.com/zapov",
    "Robert 'Bobby' Zenz" : "https://github.com/RobertZenz",
    "Robert Zenz" : "https://github.com/RobertZenz",
+   "Rob Bygrave" : "https://github.com/rbygrave",
    "Roman Ivanov" : "https://github.com/romani",
    "Roman Kozlov" : "https://github.com/Powerrr",
    "Russell Briggs" : "https://github.com/dupski",
diff --git a/docs/content/changelogs/2023-02-17-42.6.0-release.md b/docs/content/changelogs/2023-02-17-42.6.0-release.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..262b86fddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/content/changelogs/2023-02-17-42.6.0-release.md
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+title:  PostgreSQL JDBC Driver 42.6.0 Released
+date:   2023-02-17 15:34:34 -0400
+categories:
+    - new_release
+version: 42.6.0
+---
+**Notable changes**
+
+
+### Fixed
+fix: use `PhantomReferences` instead of `Obejct.finalize()` to track Connection leaks [PR #2847](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2847)\
+    The change replaces all uses of Object.finalize() with PhantomReferences.
+    The leaked resources (Connections) are tracked in a helper thread that is active as long as
+    there are connections in use. By default, the thread keeps running for 30 seconds after all
+    the connections are released. The timeout is set with pgjdbc.config.cleanup.thread.ttl system property.
+
+refactor:(loom) replace the usages of synchronized with ReentrantLock [PR #2635](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2635)
+    Fixes [Issue #1951](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/issues/1951)
+
+
+
+<!--more-->
+
+**Commits by author**
+
+Rob Bygrave (1):
+    refactor:(loom) replace the usages of synchronized with ReentrantLock [PR #2635](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2635)
+
+Vladimir Sitnikov (1):
+    fix: use `PhantomReferences` instead of `Obejct.finalize()` to track Connection leaks [PR #2847](https://github.com/pgjdbc/pgjdbc/pull/2847)   
diff --git a/docs/data/homepagedata.toml b/docs/data/homepagedata.toml
index d22876cfb2..01ac45dcd5 100644
--- a/docs/data/homepagedata.toml
+++ b/docs/data/homepagedata.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ desc = "The current development driver supports eleven server versions and three
 path = "/icons/driver-icon.svg"
 
 # Releases Info
+[[info]]
+date = "17 March 2023"
+url = "/changelogs/2023-03-17-42.6.0-release/"
+version = "42.6.0"
 
 [[info]]
 date = "16 February 2023"
diff --git a/docs/data/versions.toml b/docs/data/versions.toml
index 5ba2e9e154..af73306660 100644
--- a/docs/data/versions.toml
+++ b/docs/data/versions.toml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 [[recent]]
 j_name= "Java 8"
-version= "42.5.4"
+version= "42.6.0"
 suffix=""
 description= "If you are using Java 8 or newer then you should use the JDBC 4.2 version."
-url= "/download/postgresql-42.5.4.jar"
+url= "/download/postgresql-42.6.0.jar"
 
 [[recent]]
 j_name= "Java 7"
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ description= "If you are using Java 6  then you should use the  JDBC 4.0 version
 url= "/download/postgresql-42.2.27.jre6.jar"
 
 # Past Versions
+[[past]]
+j_name= "Java 8"
+version= "42.5.4"
+suffix=""
+description= "If you are using Java 8 or newer then you should use the JDBC 4.2 version."
+url= "/download/postgresql-42.5.4.jar"
 
 [[past]]
 v_name= "Postgresql JDBC 42.5.3"
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/home/info.html b/docs/layouts/partials/home/info.html
index b128ec81ae..7c8e1c2e60 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/home/info.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/home/info.html
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ <h2>
             Latest Releases
         </h2>
         <p>
-            pgJDBC has released v42.5.4 on 16 February, 2023. This release fixes some tests that were failing in 42.5.3. 
-            There are no changes to functionality. 
+            pgJDBC has released v42.6.0 on 17 March, 2023. This release has two major changes: Remove most uses of syncrhonized
+            in favour of reentrant locks, and remove the use of finalize.
         </p>
         <ul role="list">
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