diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d55c8607..e1c43079 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ endif()
 # Project configuration
 #
 
-project(uvw VERSION 1.13.0)
+project(uvw VERSION 1.14.0)
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Debug)
diff --git a/cmake/in/deps.in b/cmake/in/deps.in
index 709869f1..90044df0 100644
--- a/cmake/in/deps.in
+++ b/cmake/in/deps.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(
 ExternalProject_Add(
     libuv
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libuv/libuv.git
-    GIT_TAG v1.25.0
+    GIT_TAG v1.26.0
     SOURCE_DIR @LIBUV_DEPS_DIR@
     CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
     BUILD_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/conanfile.py b/conanfile.py
index c22e7b90..20245867 100644
--- a/conanfile.py
+++ b/conanfile.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class UVMConan(ConanFile):
     exports = "LICENSE"
     exports_sources = "src/*"
     no_copy_source = True
-    requires = "libuv/1.25.0@bincrafters/stable"
+    requires = "libuv/1.26.0@bincrafters/stable"
 
     def package(self):
         self.copy(pattern="LICENSE", dst="licenses")
diff --git a/src/uvw/thread.hpp b/src/uvw/thread.hpp
index 743301ec..d41be8cc 100644
--- a/src/uvw/thread.hpp
+++ b/src/uvw/thread.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 #include <uv.h>
@@ -13,6 +14,18 @@
 namespace uvw {
 
 
+namespace details {
+
+
+enum class UVThreadCreateFlags: std::underlying_type_t<uv_thread_create_flags> {
+    THREAD_NO_FLAGS = UV_THREAD_NO_FLAGS,
+    THREAD_HAS_STACK_SIZE = UV_THREAD_HAS_STACK_SIZE
+};
+
+
+}
+
+
 class Thread;
 class ThreadLocalStorage;
 class Once;
@@ -32,6 +45,7 @@ class Thread final: public UnderlyingType<Thread, uv_thread_t> {
     }
 
 public:
+    using Options = details::UVThreadCreateFlags;
     using Task = InternalTask;
     using Type = uv_thread_t;
 
@@ -55,6 +69,11 @@ public:
         return (0 == uv_thread_create(get(), &createCallback, this));
     }
 
+    bool run(Flags<Options> opts, std::size_t stack = {}) noexcept {
+        uv_thread_options_t params{opts, stack};
+        return (0 == uv_thread_create_ex(get(), &params, &createCallback, this));
+    }
+
     bool join() noexcept {
         return (0 == uv_thread_join(get()));
     }