diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 5ae4d41..6889f18 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 1.6.7
+current_version = 1.6.8
 commit = True
 tag = True
 message = Bump version: {new_version}
diff --git a/qsketchmetric/__init__.py b/qsketchmetric/__init__.py
index a7330eb..a086de2 100644
--- a/qsketchmetric/__init__.py
+++ b/qsketchmetric/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 
-__version__ = "1.6.7"
+__version__ = "1.6.8"