diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a8a57c33..e4abea4c4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
 ### Changed
 
+### Fixed
+
+
+## [1.6.8] - 2019-08-15
+
+### Changed
+
 - Various code cleanups due to clang-tidy warnings.
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- Made data_view::compare noexcept.
+- Made `data_view::compare` noexcept.
 
 
 ## [1.6.7] - 2018-02-21
@@ -357,8 +364,10 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Make pbf reader and writer code endianess-aware.
 
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.6...HEAD
-[1.6.5]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.5...v1.6.6
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.8...HEAD
+[1.6.8]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.7...v1.6.8
+[1.6.7]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.6...v1.6.7
+[1.6.6]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.5...v1.6.6
 [1.6.5]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.4...v1.6.5
 [1.6.4]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.3...v1.6.4
 [1.6.3]: https://github.com/osmcode/libosmium/compare/v1.6.2...v1.6.3
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fde8a7580..3744ee2bc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ project(protozero)
 
 set(PROTOZERO_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(PROTOZERO_VERSION_MINOR 6)
-set(PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH 7)
+set(PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH 8)
 
 set(PROTOZERO_VERSION
     "${PROTOZERO_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PROTOZERO_VERSION_MINOR}.${PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH}")
diff --git a/include/protozero/version.hpp b/include/protozero/version.hpp
index cf63a1bd3..5abfeb789 100644
--- a/include/protozero/version.hpp
+++ b/include/protozero/version.hpp
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ documentation.
 #define PROTOZERO_VERSION_MINOR 6
 
 /// The patch number
-#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH 7
+#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH 8
 
 /// The complete version number
 #define PROTOZERO_VERSION_CODE (PROTOZERO_VERSION_MAJOR * 10000 + PROTOZERO_VERSION_MINOR * 100 + PROTOZERO_VERSION_PATCH)
 
 /// Version number as string
-#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_STRING "1.6.7"
+#define PROTOZERO_VERSION_STRING "1.6.8"
 
 #endif // PROTOZERO_VERSION_HPP