diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 6640f481f..6439851b6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.68.0
+v1.69.0
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
index 334e2fab0..294e240e9 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.68.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.69.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/versiontag.go b/fs/versiontag.go
index a82e25e04..0080a00a5 100644
--- a/fs/versiontag.go
+++ b/fs/versiontag.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // VersionTag of rclone
-var VersionTag = "v1.68.0"
+var VersionTag = "v1.69.0"