diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5e3f985..45132bf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## [1.6.9](https://github.com/appium/appium-idb/compare/v1.6.8...v1.6.9) (2022-12-27)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* stop manually starting a companion process ([#65](https://github.com/appium/appium-idb/issues/65)) ([aaeefb3](https://github.com/appium/appium-idb/commit/aaeefb38535c7bb3b64c301cd8d8b1e223199d0c))
+
 ## [1.6.8](https://github.com/appium/appium-idb/compare/v1.6.7...v1.6.8) (2022-12-18)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 422fc7a..63f52a7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "keywords": [
     "appium"
   ],
-  "version": "1.6.8",
+  "version": "1.6.9",
   "author": "appium",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "repository": {