diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ee596c3b5..4a137cf95 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# v6.9.0
+- [#2104](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/pull/2104) Added [pause-on-active](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/config/misc#pause-on-active) config option and `--pause-on-active=N` command line option.
+- [#2112](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/pull/2112) Added support for [Tari merge mining](https://github.com/tari-project/tari/blob/development/README.md#tari-merge-mining).
+- [#2117](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/pull/2117) Fixed crash when GPU mining `cn-heavy` on Zen3 system.
+
 # v6.8.2
 - [#2080](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/pull/2080) Fixed compile error in Termux.
 - [#2089](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/pull/2089) Optimized CryptoNight-Heavy for Zen3, 7-8% speedup.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6596983e5..dddb39608 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform RandomX, KawPow, Crypto
 * **[Build from source](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/build)**
 
 ## Usage
-The preferred way to configure the miner is the [JSON config file](src/config.json) as it is more flexible and human friendly. The [command line interface](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/command-line-options) does not cover all features, such as mining profiles for different algorithms. Important options can be changed during runtime without miner restart by editing the config file or executing API calls.
+The preferred way to configure the miner is the [JSON config file](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/config) as it is more flexible and human friendly. The [command line interface](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/command-line-options) does not cover all features, such as mining profiles for different algorithms. Important options can be changed during runtime without miner restart by editing the config file or executing [API](https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/api) calls.
 
 * **[Wizard](https://xmrig.com/wizard)** helps you create initial configuration for the miner.
 * **[Workers](http://workers.xmrig.info)** helps manage your miners via HTTP API.
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index e0fd2f58a..7afa0c67a 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@
 #define APP_ID        "xmrig"
 #define APP_NAME      "XMRig"
 #define APP_DESC      "XMRig miner"
-#define APP_VERSION   "6.8.3-dev"
+#define APP_VERSION   "6.9.0-dev"
 #define APP_DOMAIN    "xmrig.com"
 #define APP_SITE      "www.xmrig.com"
 #define APP_COPYRIGHT "Copyright (C) 2016-2021 xmrig.com"
 #define APP_KIND      "miner"
 
 #define APP_VER_MAJOR  6
-#define APP_VER_MINOR  8
-#define APP_VER_PATCH  3
+#define APP_VER_MINOR  9
+#define APP_VER_PATCH  0
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #   if (_MSC_VER >= 1920)