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-        <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.9</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/examples/webserver/tutorial/pom.xml b/examples/webserver/tutorial/pom.xml
index f0ff5b4e..2b0bdaba 100644
--- a/examples/webserver/tutorial/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webserver/tutorial/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.helidon.applications</groupId>
         <artifactId>helidon-se</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.9</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.helidon.examples.webserver</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/webserver/websocket/pom.xml b/examples/webserver/websocket/pom.xml
index d1cf9335..b55b9a58 100644
--- a/examples/webserver/websocket/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/webserver/websocket/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.helidon.applications</groupId>
         <artifactId>helidon-se</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.9</version>
         <relativePath/>
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.helidon.examples.webserver</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b0fdd723..e0389bb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.helidon</groupId>
         <artifactId>helidon-dependencies</artifactId>
-        <version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>2.6.9</version>
         <relativePath></relativePath>
     </parent>
     <groupId>io.helidon.examples</groupId>
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <version.java>11</version.java>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
-        <helidon.version>2.6.9-SNAPSHOT</helidon.version>
+        <helidon.version>2.6.9</helidon.version>
 
         <spotbugs.skip>false</spotbugs.skip>
         <spotbugs.threshold>Medium</spotbugs.threshold>