diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ce4e69..4d7efb4 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 Implements the methods in "Learning Important Features Through Propagating Activation Differences" by Shrikumar, Greenside & Kundaje, as well as other commonly-used methods such as gradients, guided backprop and integrated gradients. See https://github.com/kundajelab/deeplift for documentation and FAQ.
           """,
           url='https://github.com/kundajelab/deeplift',
-          version='0.6.8.1',
+          version='0.6.9.0',
           packages=['deeplift',
                     'deeplift.layers', 'deeplift.visualization',
                     'deeplift.conversion'],