diff --git a/Release-notes.txt b/Release-notes.txt
index 5848763..e95120a 100644
--- a/Release-notes.txt
+++ b/Release-notes.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
 * Release notes
 =================================================
 
+Noteworthy changes in release v1.6.8 (2024-Jul-8)
+=================================================
+
+* Fix the GetDeviceInfo operation : It can be used without sending an OpenSession command
+  according to the MTP specification.
+
+* Unicode string functions fixed to work on pre ARMv7 CPUs (Short values unaligned accesses fixed).
+
+* Systemd support : Can now tell Systemd that uMTP-Responder is ready (SYSTEMD_NOTIFY build option).
+
+* Code fixes and improvements.
+
 Noteworthy changes in release v1.6.2 (2021-Dec-26)
 =================================================
 
diff --git a/inc/mtp.h b/inc/mtp.h
index 99aa288..1a30fc1 100644
--- a/inc/mtp.h
+++ b/inc/mtp.h
@@ -171,6 +171,6 @@ int build_response(mtp_ctx * ctx, uint32_t tx_id, uint16_t type, uint16_t status
 int check_and_send_USB_ZLP(mtp_ctx * ctx , int size);
 int parse_incomming_dataset(mtp_ctx * ctx,void * datain,int size,uint32_t * newhandle, uint32_t parent_handle, uint32_t storage_id);
 
-#define APP_VERSION "v1.6.6"
+#define APP_VERSION "v1.6.8"
 
 #endif