diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3ab8e6..87e3f85 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [1.6.9] — UNRELEASED
+## [1.6.9] — 2026-08-22
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 78483b5..d0812fd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "freemkv-keysources"
-version = "1.6.8"
+version = "1.6.9"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.97"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ codegen-units = 1
 # overrides it with a path patch via the gitignored .cargo/config.toml (a
 # config-level [patch.crates-io] wins over this manifest one for the same crate).
 [patch.crates-io]
-libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.6.8" }
+libfreemkv = { git = "https://github.com/freemkv/libfreemkv", tag = "v1.6.9" }