diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 47bb23fc..f6c6fb4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Version History
 
+## Release v2.6.9
+* CI: modified-scripts-build: fix CPython-specific jobs never firing by @tuzi3040 in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3338
+* CI: modified-scripts-build: fix output variable for CPython-specific workflows by @native-api in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3340
+* Add CPython 3.14.0 by @SnoopJ in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3339
+* Add CPython 3.13.8 by @jsirois in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3341
+
 ## Release v2.6.8
 * Use Zlib from XCode SDK in a way compatible with XCode 16 and CLT by @JarheadStever in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3301
 * Add miniforge 25.3.0-1, 25.3.0-2, 25.3.0-3, 25.3.1-0, skip miniforge 25.3.0-0 by @native-api in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3306
diff --git a/libexec/pyenv---version b/libexec/pyenv---version
index 84db8629..0710759a 100755
--- a/libexec/pyenv---version
+++ b/libexec/pyenv---version
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 set -e
 [ -n "$PYENV_DEBUG" ] && set -x
 
-version="2.6.8"
+version="2.6.9"
 git_revision=""
 
 if cd "${BASH_SOURCE%/*}" 2>/dev/null && git remote -v 2>/dev/null | grep -q pyenv; then
diff --git a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
index 5c36426c..3c1e6ea4 100755
--- a/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
+++ b/plugins/python-build/bin/python-build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #   -g/--debug       Build a debug version
 #
 
-PYTHON_BUILD_VERSION="2.6.8"
+PYTHON_BUILD_VERSION="2.6.9"
 
 OLDIFS="$IFS"