diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 7b13c41c305..2802ceea965 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    ".": "6.8.0"
+    ".": "6.9.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f28782ba5b..80a99881f73 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [6.9.0](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-java/compare/v6.8.0...v6.9.0) (2024-05-09)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **generation:** update request builders and models ([b02e9e8](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-java/commit/b02e9e8d94b1142d1b9d2d1b5e46102a574d86d4))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* downgrade jakarta.annotation-api, bump java core and kiota libs for java 8 compatibility ([8a03b30](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-java/commit/8a03b30d6ae2c333531f9ad4234a3de2987e7d05))
+
 ## [6.8.0](https://github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-java/compare/v6.7.0...v6.8.0) (2024-05-02)
 
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6aba2a0e8a2..fe478e08cf4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ repositories {
 dependencies {
     // Include the sdk as a dependency
     // x-release-please-start-version
-    implementation 'com.microsoft.graph:microsoft-graph:6.8.0'
+    implementation 'com.microsoft.graph:microsoft-graph:6.9.0'
     // x-release-please-end
     // This dependency is only needed if you are using a TokenCredential object for authentication
     implementation 'com.azure:azure-identity:1.11.0'
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Add the dependency in `dependencies` in pom.xml
   <groupId>com.microsoft.graph</groupId>
   <artifactId>microsoft-graph</artifactId>
   <!--x-release-please-start-version-->
-  <version>6.8.0</version>
+  <version>6.9.0</version>
   <!--x-release-please-end-->
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 055bfc1bf0a..54b1601c0c7 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mavenArtifactId      = microsoft-graph
 mavenMajorVersion = 6
 # x-release-please-end
 # x-release-please-start-minor
-mavenMinorVersion = 8
+mavenMinorVersion = 9
 # x-release-please-end
 # x-release-please-start-patch
 mavenPatchVersion = 0
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc63366a325..cb7d967faad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.microsoft.graph</groupId>
     <artifactId>microsoft-graph</artifactId>
-    <version>6.8.0</version>
+    <version>6.9.0</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/graph/info/Constants.java b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/graph/info/Constants.java
index 37a28b13204..0f8fe1fe44b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/microsoft/graph/info/Constants.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/microsoft/graph/info/Constants.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 public final class Constants {
     /** The SDK version */
     // x-release-please-start-version
-    public static final String VERSION_NAME = "6.8.0";
+    public static final String VERSION_NAME = "6.9.0";
     // x-release-please-end
 }