diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index 06996b8cd9..162ccd108e 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 # To create a release, dispatch the https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/actions/workflows/release.yml workflow on master
 -->
 
+### 2026.02.04
+
+#### Extractor changes
+- **unsupported**: [Update unsupported URLs](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/c677d866d41eb4075b0a5e0c944a6543fc13f15d) ([#15812](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15812)) by [doe1080](https://github.com/doe1080)
+- **youtube**: [Default to `tv` player JS variant](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/1a895c18aaaf00f557aa8cbacb21faa638842431) ([#15818](https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/issues/15818)) by [bashonly](https://github.com/bashonly)
+
 ### 2026.01.31
 
 #### Extractor changes
diff --git a/yt_dlp/version.py b/yt_dlp/version.py
index 4692e09967..516b4d8adc 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/version.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Autogenerated by devscripts/update-version.py
 
-__version__ = '2026.01.31'
+__version__ = '2026.02.04'
 
-RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = '9a9a6b6fe44a30458c1754ef064f354f04a84004'
+RELEASE_GIT_HEAD = 'c677d866d41eb4075b0a5e0c944a6543fc13f15d'
 
 VARIANT = None
 
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ CHANNEL = 'stable'
 
 ORIGIN = 'yt-dlp/yt-dlp'
 
-_pkg_version = '2026.01.31'
+_pkg_version = '2026.02.04'