diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 80d1442..e0c7ecd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [6.8.0] - 2026-10-09
+
 ### Added
 
 - Added support for Python 3.15. ([#633](https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/pull/633))
@@ -737,7 +739,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Initial implementation. ([#3](https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/pull/3))
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v6.7.0...HEAD
+[unreleased]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v6.8.0...HEAD
+[6.8.0]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v6.7.0...v6.8.0
 [6.7.0]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v6.6.2...v6.7.0
 [6.6.2]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v6.6.1...v6.6.2
 [6.6.1]: https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python/compare/v6.6.0...v6.6.1
diff --git a/buildpack.toml b/buildpack.toml
index 717eb2c..76150eb 100644
--- a/buildpack.toml
+++ b/buildpack.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ api = "0.10"
 
 [buildpack]
 id = "heroku/python"
-version = "6.7.0"
+version = "6.8.0"
 name = "Heroku Python"
 homepage = "https://github.com/heroku/buildpacks-python"
 description = "Heroku's buildpack for Python applications."