diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b3bb6ea10..3d75de02d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.68
+v0.69
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 444dd2c6b..f1e51e54e 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 project = 'Qlattice'
 copyright = 'Luchang Jin'
 author = 'Luchang Jin'
-release = '0.68'
+release = '0.69'
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#general-configuration
diff --git a/qlat-cps/meson.build b/qlat-cps/meson.build
index 6bbdb8320..a94a62f78 100644
--- a/qlat-cps/meson.build
+++ b/qlat-cps/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('qlat-cps', 'cpp', 'cython',
-  version: '0.68',
+  version: '0.69',
   license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=1',
diff --git a/qlat-grid/meson.build b/qlat-grid/meson.build
index 286ac9280..8a8cf1880 100644
--- a/qlat-grid/meson.build
+++ b/qlat-grid/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('qlat-grid', 'cpp', 'cython',
-  version: '0.68',
+  version: '0.69',
   license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=1',
diff --git a/qlat-utils/meson.build b/qlat-utils/meson.build
index bd58e7ded..3cee1c33a 100644
--- a/qlat-utils/meson.build
+++ b/qlat-utils/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('qlat-utils', 'cpp', 'cython',
-  version: '0.68',
+  version: '0.69',
   license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=3',
diff --git a/qlat-utils/qlat_utils/lib/version_gen.sh b/qlat-utils/qlat_utils/lib/version_gen.sh
index 26e99cec3..dc1838f7a 100644
--- a/qlat-utils/qlat_utils/lib/version_gen.sh
+++ b/qlat-utils/qlat_utils/lib/version_gen.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cd "$src_dir"
 if git describe --tags ; then
     version="$(git describe --tags)"
 else
-    version="v0.68-current" # default version
+    version="v0.69-current" # default version
 fi
 
 cd "$wd"
diff --git a/qlat/meson.build b/qlat/meson.build
index 6b18f31b8..a51965485 100644
--- a/qlat/meson.build
+++ b/qlat/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('qlat', 'cpp', 'cython',
-  version: '0.68',
+  version: '0.69',
   license: 'GPL-3.0-or-later',
   default_options: [
     'warning_level=1',