diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 4c1e9a8aa7c..f5a5b8acb8c 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version=6.8.1
+version=6.9.0
 group = com.ibm.watson.developer_cloud