diff --git a/ARTS_VERSION b/ARTS_VERSION
index e261122d5c4c25447453895b3bcf9b5054ace4a3..743af5e1251c4fc79e10f34ef7c9f24b1367ab72 100644
--- a/ARTS_VERSION
+++ b/ARTS_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6.7
+2.6.8
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2024-09-23 Oliver Lemke <oliver.lemke@uni-hamburg.de>
+
+	* ARTS-XML-DATA-2.6-8
+
+	* ARTS_VERSION: Bump version to 2.6.8
+
 2024-09-19 Manfred Brath <manfred.brath@uni-hamburg.de>
 
 	* ARTS-XML-DATA-2.6-7