diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6460b4aaa..3ad85f5e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## [0.169.0] - 2026-04-16
+
+### Changed
+
+- Add SOA as document: replace export/snapshot with publish workflow
+
 ## [0.168.2] - 2026-04-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 8c5ffe2b6..55a64abe0 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ DOCKER_BUILD=	DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 $(DOCKER) build $(DOCKER_BUILD_FLAGS)
 
 DOCKER_COMPOSE=	$(DOCKER) compose -f compose.yaml $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_FLAGS)
 
-VERSION=	0.168.2
+VERSION=	0.169.0
 LDFLAGS=	-ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(VERSION)' -X 'main.env=prod'"
 GCFLAGS=	-gcflags="-e"