diff --git a/CHANGELOG.mdx b/CHANGELOG.mdx
index 76a11c955bed..b2f633e6fcd2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.mdx
+++ b/CHANGELOG.mdx
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ https://github.com/RasaHQ/rasa/tree/main/changelog/ . -->
 
 <!-- TOWNCRIER -->
 
+## [3.6.9] - 2023-09-15
+                       
+Rasa 3.6.9 (2023-09-15)                        
+### Improvements
+- [#12778](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/12778): Added additional method `fingerprint_addon` to the `GraphComponent` interface to allow inclusion of external data into the fingerprint calculation of a component
+
+### Bugfixes
+- [#12790](https://github.com/rasahq/rasa/issues/12790): Fixed `KeyError` which resulted when `domain_responses` doesn't exist as a keyword argument while using a custom action dispatcher with nlg server.
+
+
 ## [3.6.8] - 2023-08-30
                        
 Rasa 3.6.8 (2023-08-30)                         
diff --git a/changelog/12778.improvement.md b/changelog/12778.improvement.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 3981d7da3d8b..000000000000
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-Added additional method `fingerprint_addon` to the `GraphComponent` interface to allow inclusion of external data into the fingerprint calculation of a component
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diff --git a/changelog/12790.bugfix.md b/changelog/12790.bugfix.md
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Fixed `KeyError` which resulted when `domain_responses` doesn't exist as a keyword argument while using a custom action dispatcher with nlg server. 
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diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 04e2055d1edf..ab164aa75d4d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exclude = "((.eggs | .git | .pytest_cache | build | dist))"
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "rasa"
-version = "3.6.8"
+version = "3.6.9"
 description = "Open source machine learning framework to automate text- and voice-based conversations: NLU, dialogue management, connect to Slack, Facebook, and more - Create chatbots and voice assistants"
 authors = [ "Rasa Technologies GmbH <hi@rasa.com>",]
 maintainers = [ "Tom Bocklisch <tom@rasa.com>",]
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ confluent-kafka = ">=1.9.2,<3.0.0"
 portalocker = "^2.7.0"
 structlog = "^23.1.0"
 structlog-sentry = "^2.0.2"
-# pin dnspython to avoid dependency incompatibility
-# in order to fix https://rasahq.atlassian.net/browse/ATO-1419
 dnspython = "2.3.0"
 wheel = ">=0.38.1"
 certifi = ">=2023.7.22"
diff --git a/rasa/version.py b/rasa/version.py
index 1b535485740c..f70678a054c0 100644
--- a/rasa/version.py
+++ b/rasa/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # this file will automatically be changed,
 # do not add anything but the version number here!
-__version__ = "3.6.8"
+__version__ = "3.6.9"