diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index f5cf8b802..6640f481f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.67.0
+v1.68.0
diff --git a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
index 5bc204bcf..334e2fab0 100644
--- a/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
+++ b/docs/layouts/partials/version.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.67.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.68.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fs/versiontag.go b/fs/versiontag.go
index 2f6136b62..a82e25e04 100644
--- a/fs/versiontag.go
+++ b/fs/versiontag.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package fs
 
 // VersionTag of rclone
-var VersionTag = "v1.67.0"
+var VersionTag = "v1.68.0"