diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 0bb81730a..e6e7fbeb9 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "providers/flagd": "0.6.7",
+  "providers/flagd": "0.6.8",
   "hooks/open-telemetry": "3.1.0",
   "providers/go-feature-flag": "0.2.15",
   "providers/flagsmith": "0.0.8",
diff --git a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
index 9da81df34..867f96bff 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.6.8](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.6.7...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.6.8) (2023-11-28)
+
+
+### 🐛 Bug Fixes
+
+* **deps:** update dependency io.grpc:grpc-netty to v1.59.1 ([#559](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/559)) ([98abe08](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/98abe08236d61dfaa31265d31813c3a90c0dbc1b))
+* **deps:** update dependency io.grpc:grpc-protobuf to v1.59.1 ([#560](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/560)) ([66d6c47](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/66d6c47b1b7557e9af5756dddf9e9f5498213b60))
+* **deps:** update dependency io.grpc:grpc-stub to v1.59.1 ([#561](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/561)) ([8c99124](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/8c99124cd67a02660b4f7e93aff43b9a0da8b1a5))
+
 ## [0.6.7](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.6.6...dev.openfeature.contrib.providers.flagd-v0.6.7) (2023-11-21)
 
 
diff --git a/providers/flagd/README.md b/providers/flagd/README.md
index 6be388a10..27d13bcda 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/README.md
+++ b/providers/flagd/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ This provider is designed to use flagd's [evaluation protocol](https://github.co
 <dependency>
   <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
   <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-  <version>0.6.7</version>
+  <version>0.6.8</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 <!-- x-release-please-end-version -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/pom.xml b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
index f0699a85c..f887740fe 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/pom.xml
+++ b/providers/flagd/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     </parent>
     <groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.providers</groupId>
     <artifactId>flagd</artifactId>
-    <version>0.6.7</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+    <version>0.6.8</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
     <properties>
         <!-- exclusion expression for e2e tests -->
diff --git a/providers/flagd/version.txt b/providers/flagd/version.txt
index 2228cad41..fae59cacd 100644
--- a/providers/flagd/version.txt
+++ b/providers/flagd/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.6.7
+0.6.8