diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f249fcab1..edd957fea 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.68.0
+
+### Fixes
+- fix chat assignment when forwarding #2843
+- fix layout issues with the generated QR code svg #2842
+
+
 ## 1.67.0
 
 ### API changes
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b13ece221..d3c974e35 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.67.0"
+version = "1.68.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "anyhow",
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.67.0"
+version = "1.68.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-std",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8f82f5011..4f7de04cc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat"
-version = "1.67.0"
+version = "1.68.0"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MPL-2.0"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 78bd6029e..f38e0269b 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "deltachat_ffi"
-version = "1.67.0"
+version = "1.68.0"
 description = "Deltachat FFI"
 authors = ["Delta Chat Developers (ML) <delta@codespeak.net>"]
 edition = "2018"