diff --git a/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog b/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
index a30661e0..b727e29a 100644
--- a/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/ubuntu/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+nymea-app (1.6.9) bionic; urgency=medium
+
+  [ Michael Zanetti ]
+  * more iOS reachabilitty tuning
+
+ -- jenkins <developer@nymea.io>  Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:32:51 +0100
+
 nymea-app (1.6.8) bionic; urgency=medium
 
   [ Michael Zanetti ]
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index a32dc0ad..6a590152 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-1.6.8
-529
+1.6.9
+530