diff --git a/backend/pkdb_app/_version.py b/backend/pkdb_app/_version.py
index 8bc6a451..db82d3a5 100644
--- a/backend/pkdb_app/_version.py
+++ b/backend/pkdb_app/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """
 Definition of version string.
 """
-__version__ = "0.6.8a1"
+__version__ = "0.6.9"