diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e8ceffa..8f62600 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [6.9.0] - 2021-05-06
+
+### Changed
+
+- Remove the variable VERBOSESTATUS in daily.local configuration file since it is no longer valid.
+
 ## [6.8.3] - 2021-02-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# EvoBSD 6.8.3
+# EvoBSD 6.9.0
 
 EvoBSD is an ansible project used for customising OpenBSD hosts
 used by Evolix.