diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2ccf6e51..e37b2bee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [6.9.0](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/compare/6.8.0...6.9.0) (2022-10-15)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add ES256 to JWT verifier ([#254](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/issues/254)) ([86a4d23](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/commit/86a4d2328a33c1b38ffa7cc31374c5a3f1461a44))
+
 # [6.8.0](https://github.com/decentralized-identity/did-jwt/compare/6.7.0...6.8.0) (2022-09-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b8b0224..e58194f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "did-jwt",
-  "version": "6.8.0",
+  "version": "6.9.0",
   "description": "Library for Signing and Verifying JWTs that use DIDs as issuers and JWEs that use DIDs as recipients",
   "type": "module",
   "source": "src/index.ts",