diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index cb44a49..02ed52d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = qrzlogger
-version = 0.6.8
+version = 0.6.9
 author = Michael Clemens
 author_email = qrzlogger@qrz.is
 description = A python application to log QSOs directly to QRZ.com from the command line
diff --git a/src/qrzlogger/__main__.py b/src/qrzlogger/__main__.py
index e6d0346..a2e1c06 100755
--- a/src/qrzlogger/__main__.py
+++ b/src/qrzlogger/__main__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class QRZLogger():
     def __init__(self):
         """initialize things"""
 
-        self.version = "0.6.8"
+        self.version = "0.6.9"
 
         # Define the configuration object
         self.config = configparser.ConfigParser()