diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 9f3627af..2c427f82 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 2.6.8 (Mar 21, 2005)
+----------------------------
+
   - remove e-modifier from regex_replace modifier (messju)
   - remove cast of object to array in foreach's from-attribute (messju)
   - add "null" as a valid token for {if} when security is enabled (messju)
diff --git a/libs/Config_File.class.php b/libs/Config_File.class.php
index 0abbd388..0e0cf9e4 100644
--- a/libs/Config_File.class.php
+++ b/libs/Config_File.class.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  *
  * @link http://smarty.php.net/
- * @version 2.6.8-dev
+ * @version 2.6.9-dev
  * @copyright Copyright: 2001-2005 New Digital Group, Inc.
  * @author Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  * @access public
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 755c173e..bfea6021 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * @author Monte Ohrt <monte at ohrt dot com>
  * @author Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
  * @package Smarty
- * @version 2.6.8-dev
+ * @version 2.6.9-dev
  */
 
 /* $Id$ */
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class Smarty
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    var $_version              = '2.6.8-dev';
+    var $_version              = '2.6.9-dev';
 
     /**
      * current template inclusion depth
diff --git a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
index 5d0e6e6e..aaca80ff 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * @link http://smarty.php.net/
  * @author Monte Ohrt <monte at ohrt dot com>
  * @author Andrei Zmievski <andrei@php.net>
- * @version 2.6.8-dev
+ * @version 2.6.9-dev
  * @copyright 2001-2005 New Digital Group, Inc.
  * @package Smarty
  */