diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c63c0084..c20bc906 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -562,6 +562,12 @@ And for our Awesome Logo please checkout out [@tim_bassford](https://twitter.com
 
 <!-- start-changelog -->
 # Changelog
+
+## 26.1.0
+
+1. Removed Python 3.8 support
+2. Record unblocked reads in `channel_read_latest_decision` [(#416)](https://github.com/LooseLab/readfish/pull/416)
+
 ## 2024.3.0
 ### This release is breaking for ALL versions of `MinKNOW <= 6` and no longer supports Guppy.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7f641bb8..5c2f2058 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ authors = [
 ]
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 description = "ONT adaptive sampling"
 classifiers = [
     "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     "Programming Language :: Python",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
diff --git a/src/readfish/__about__.py b/src/readfish/__about__.py
index f4e6887c..3b97fe91 100644
--- a/src/readfish/__about__.py
+++ b/src/readfish/__about__.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Version of the read until software
 """
 
-__version__ = "2024.3.0"
+__version__ = "2026.1.0"
diff --git a/src/readfish/_read_until_client.py b/src/readfish/_read_until_client.py
index 3b4c1c07..664d4824 100644
--- a/src/readfish/_read_until_client.py
+++ b/src/readfish/_read_until_client.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def unblock_read_batch(
             )
             self.unblock_logger.debug(read_id)
         self.action_queue.put(actions)
+        self.channel_read_latest_decision.update(reads)
 
     def unblock_read(
         self,