diff --git a/bin/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml b/bin/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml
index b98b54dd4..1a7ad284d 100644
--- a/bin/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml
+++ b/bin/org.meshtastic.meshtasticd.metainfo.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
   </screenshots>
 
   <releases>
+    <release version="2.6.9" date="2025-05-15">
+      <url type="details">https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/releases?q=tag%3Av2.6.9</url>
+    </release>
     <release version="2.6.8" date="2025-05-05">
       <url type="details">https://github.com/meshtastic/firmware/releases?q=tag%3Av2.6.8</url>
     </release>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8fce06c14..ae27bc3e9 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-meshtasticd (2.6.8.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+meshtasticd (2.6.9.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   [ Austin Lane ]
   * Initial packaging
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ meshtasticd (2.6.8.0) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   [  ]
   * GitHub Actions Automatic version bump
 
- --  <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>  Tue, 06 May 2025 01:32:49 +0000
+  [  ]
+  * GitHub Actions Automatic version bump
+
+ --  <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>  Thu, 15 May 2025 11:13:30 +0000
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
index bedba21b7..b0e960697 100644
--- a/version.properties
+++ b/version.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [VERSION]  
 major = 2
 minor = 6
-build = 8
+build = 9