diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index a8a9c0e160044c46d7b182f1b6f0f26f9fcb6cd7..5fa2dc749acfefbf7a7f70ac6fcabd08568e21e7 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.6.8
+current_version = 2.6.9
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/hbp.yml b/hbp.yml
index e01490c0f87191ff2af7e0945146fba41c165875..ca8faa4b3dd584ac10dda266d2b896ad11192d81 100644
--- a/hbp.yml
+++ b/hbp.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ testing:
     command: ./test.sh
 
 release_management:
-  current_version: 2.6.8
-  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.6.8.zip
-  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.6.8
+  current_version: 2.6.9
+  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.6.9.zip
+  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.6.9
   release_script: 'publish.sh'
 
 continuous_integration:
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ continuous_integration:
 distribution:
   docker_hub:
     name: hbpmip/portal-backend
-    current_tag: 2.6.8
+    current_tag: 2.6.9
     url: https://hub.docker.com/r/hbpmip/portal-backend/
     badge: https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-hbpmip%2Fportal--backend-008bb8.svg
-    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.6.8
+    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.6.9
 
 planning:
   github:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4c827b642da5b1e4aa48c6aaba539084b1b944dc..15b3d0a2f661a4c3f2a3c99fe4a553b1a96b4479 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.hbp.mip</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-backend</artifactId>
-    <version>2.6.8</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
+    <version>2.6.9</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>portal-backend</name>
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
         <spring-data-jpa.version>1.10.11.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
         <spring-boot-starter-actuator.version>1.4.7.RELEASE</spring-boot-starter-actuator.version>
         <aspectjweaver.version>1.8.9</aspectjweaver.version>
-        <woken-messages.version>2.6.3</woken-messages.version>
+        <woken-messages.version>2.6.5</woken-messages.version>
         <javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
-        <akka.version>2.5.9</akka.version>
+        <akka.version>2.5.11</akka.version>
         <spring-context.version>4.3.4.RELEASE</spring-context.version>
         <protobuf-java.version>3.1.0</protobuf-java.version>