diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 5a913ec3..4eec0e5e 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
+# for versions >= 0.6.8, change log is found on the respective GitHub release page
+
 # 0.6.7
 * FIX allowing to save multiple plots of the same type
 * FIX uninitialized functions
diff --git a/release/linux/build_installer_linux.sh b/release/linux/build_installer_linux.sh
index 983b9126..dcf03e11 100755
--- a/release/linux/build_installer_linux.sh
+++ b/release/linux/build_installer_linux.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 
 # Setting up the local package
 # Make sure you include the required extra packages and always use the stable or very-stable options!
-pip install "dist/alphastats-0.6.7-py3-none-any.whl"
+pip install "dist/alphastats-0.6.9-py3-none-any.whl"
 
 # Creating the stand-alone pyinstaller folder
 pyinstaller release/pyinstaller/alphastats.spec --distpath dist_pyinstaller --workpath build_pyinstaller -y
diff --git a/release/macos/build_installer_macos.sh b/release/macos/build_installer_macos.sh
index 72e43a76..2b208e53 100755
--- a/release/macos/build_installer_macos.sh
+++ b/release/macos/build_installer_macos.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ rm -rf build
 
 # Creating the wheel
 python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
-pip install "dist/alphastats-0.6.7-py3-none-any.whl"
+pip install "dist/alphastats-0.6.9-py3-none-any.whl"
 
 # Creating the stand-alone pyinstaller folder
 pyinstaller release/pyinstaller/alphastats.spec --distpath dist_pyinstaller --workpath build_pyinstaller -y
diff --git a/release/macos/build_package_macos.sh b/release/macos/build_package_macos.sh
index c22a566b..dd4f820f 100755
--- a/release/macos/build_package_macos.sh
+++ b/release/macos/build_package_macos.sh
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ cd -
 
 chmod 777 release/macos/scripts/*
 
-pkgbuild --root dist_pyinstaller/${PACKAGE_NAME} --identifier de.mpg.biochem.${PACKAGE_NAME}.app --version 0.6.7 --install-location /Applications/${PACKAGE_NAME}.app --scripts release/macos/scripts ${PACKAGE_NAME}.pkg
+pkgbuild --root dist_pyinstaller/${PACKAGE_NAME} --identifier de.mpg.biochem.${PACKAGE_NAME}.app --version 0.6.9 --install-location /Applications/${PACKAGE_NAME}.app --scripts release/macos/scripts ${PACKAGE_NAME}.pkg
 productbuild --distribution release/macos/distribution.xml --resources release/macos/Resources --package-path ${PACKAGE_NAME}.pkg ${BUILD_NAME}.pkg
diff --git a/release/macos/create_installer_macos.sh b/release/macos/create_installer_macos.sh
index 526dcd93..0eb6a7a1 100755
--- a/release/macos/create_installer_macos.sh
+++ b/release/macos/create_installer_macos.sh
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ cp ../../LICENSE.txt Resources/LICENSE.txt
 cp ../logos/alphapeptstats_logo.png Resources/alphapeptstats_logo.png
 chmod 777 scripts/*
 
-pkgbuild --root dist/alphastats --identifier de.mpg.biochem.alphastats.app --version 0.6.7--install-location /Applications/alphastats.app --scripts scripts alphastats.pkg
+pkgbuild --root dist/alphastats --identifier de.mpg.biochem.alphastats.app --version 0.6.9--install-location /Applications/alphastats.app --scripts scripts alphastats.pkg
 productbuild --distribution distribution.xml --resources Resources --package-path alphastats.pkg dist/alphastats_gui_installer_macos.pkg
diff --git a/release/windows/alphastats_innoinstaller_old.iss b/release/windows/alphastats_innoinstaller_old.iss
index bfd101bd..894e8654 100644
--- a/release/windows/alphastats_innoinstaller_old.iss
+++ b/release/windows/alphastats_innoinstaller_old.iss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ; # TODO remove with old release workflow
 
 #define MyAppName "AlphaPeptStats"
-#define MyAppVersion "0.6.7"
+#define MyAppVersion "0.6.9"
 #define MyAppPublisher "MannLabs"
 #define MyAppURL "https://github.com/MannLabs/alphapeptstats"
 #define MyAppExeName "alphastats_gui.exe"
diff --git a/release/windows/build_installer_windows.ps1 b/release/windows/build_installer_windows.ps1
index ea7026e9..17698541 100644
--- a/release/windows/build_installer_windows.ps1
+++ b/release/windows/build_installer_windows.ps1
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue ./dist_pyinstaller
 # Creating the wheel
 python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
 # Make sure you include the required extra packages and always use the stable or very-stable options!
-pip install "dist/alphastats-0.6.7-py3-none-any.whl"
+pip install "dist/alphastats-0.6.9-py3-none-any.whl"
 
 # Creating the stand-alone pyinstaller folder
 pyinstaller release/pyinstaller/alphastats.spec  --distpath dist_pyinstaller --workpath build_pyinstaller -y