diff --git a/rio/__init__.py b/rio/__init__.py
index e9b4afaf..83406a2a 100644
--- a/rio/__init__.py
+++ b/rio/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.6.7"
+__version__ = "0.6.8"
 
 import logging