diff --git a/META b/META
index 366125581ed2b83fdb8559f7e4043f77e6044bdb..61dc5fc5d5909805e316bca70d704aa4f3f086e0 100644
--- a/META
+++ b/META
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
   Major:	2
   Minor:	6
   Micro:	8
-  Version:	2.6.7
-  Release:	8
+  Version:	2.6.8
+  Release:	1
 
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 #  When changing API_CURRENT update src/common/slurm_protocol_common.h