diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 76eef98e4..fb60e6d1e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ This changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/iamdefinitelyahuman/brownie)
+
+## [1.6.9](https://github.com/iamdefinitelyahuman/brownie/tree/v1.6.9) - 2020-04-03
 ### Fixed
 - Encoding bug for lists of tuples
 - Allow transfer to unchecksummed hexstring address
diff --git a/brownie/_cli/__main__.py b/brownie/_cli/__main__.py
index 20e9005ae..f8632efdf 100644
--- a/brownie/_cli/__main__.py
+++ b/brownie/_cli/__main__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from brownie.utils import color, notify
 from brownie.utils.docopt import docopt, levenshtein_norm
 
-__version__ = "1.6.8"
+__version__ = "1.6.9"
 
 __doc__ = """Usage:  brownie <command> [<args>...] [options <args>]
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 16042b1e7..4d74dec6b 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def setup(sphinx):
 # The short X.Y version
 version = ""
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = "v1.6.8"
+release = "v1.6.9"
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 00881d8f9..fb8acd02a 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.6.8
+current_version = 1.6.9
 
 [bumpversion:file:setup.py]
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index dc42f238b..e365f68d3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 setup(
     name="eth-brownie",
     packages=find_packages(),
-    version="1.6.8",  # don't change this manually, use bumpversion instead
+    version="1.6.9",  # don't change this manually, use bumpversion instead
     license="MIT",
     description="A Python framework for Ethereum smart contract deployment, testing and interaction.",  # noqa: E501
     long_description=long_description,