diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d7e5bc5..0a7f325 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2893,7 +2893,7 @@ checksum = "94143f37725109f92c262ed2cf5e59bce7498c01bcc1502d7b9afe439a4e9f49"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "screenly"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "26.8.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5e315a7..6cc15c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "screenly"
-version = "1.2.2"
+version = "26.8.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [[bin]]
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 66e294b..dd6c86b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ FROM alpine:3 as builder
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/screenly-cli
 RUN apk add --no-cache wget tar
-ARG RELEASE=v1.2.2
+ARG RELEASE=v26.8.0
 RUN wget "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/Screenly/cli/releases/download/$RELEASE/screenly-cli-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
 RUN tar xfz screenly-cli-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d6e8d87..91cc63b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -202,10 +202,13 @@ $ mv signature.rs src/pb_signature.rs
 
 ## Release Process
 
-This project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) (M.m.p = Major.minor.patch).
+This project follows [Calendar Versioning](https://calver.org/) (`YY.M.MICRO` = two-digit year, month, and a micro number that starts at `0` for the first release in a given month and increments for any additional release in that same month).
+
+`Cargo.toml`'s `version` field is parsed by Cargo as strict [SemVer](https://semver.org/), which forbids a leading zero in any numeric component. This means the month is **not** zero-padded: August is `8`, not `08` (e.g. `26.8.0`, not `26.08.0`).
 
 1. **Prepare the release:**
-  - Create a release branch (e.g., `release-M.m.p`, like `release-1.0.6`).
+  - Figure out the version: use the current two-digit year and month, and check existing tags/branches for that year and month (`git tag -l "v$(date +%y).$(date +%-m).*"`) to pick the next `MICRO` — `0` if none exist yet for this month, otherwise the highest existing `MICRO` plus one.
+  - Create a release branch (e.g., `release-YY.M.MICRO`, like `release-26.8.0`).
   - Update the version in `Cargo.toml`, `action.yml`, and `Dockerfile`
   - Run `cargo build` to update `Cargo.lock` with the new version
 
@@ -215,10 +218,10 @@ This project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/) (M.m.p = Major.m
 
 3. **Create the GitHub release:**
   - Make sure that you're on the `master` branch and have pulled the latest changes
-  - Create a version tag (e.g., `vM.m.p`, like `v1.0.6`) and push it to GitHub by running:
+  - Create a version tag (e.g., `vYY.M.MICRO`, like `v26.8.0`) and push it to GitHub by running:
     ```bash
-    git tag vM.m.p
-    git push origin vM.m.p
+    git tag vYY.M.MICRO
+    git push origin vYY.M.MICRO
     ```
   - The release workflow will detect the version tag and create the release automatically
   - Add the release notes to the GitHub release description
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 65b6a97..9fa4ef7 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ inputs:
     required: false
   cli_version:
     description: "Screenly CLI version."
-    default: "v1.2.2"
+    default: "v26.8.0"
 
 outputs:
   cli_commands_response: