diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 39b97a844..7dc17b259 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.6.9] - 2024-09-13
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix bug in `BodyObserver` removing wrong elements on detach due to a wrong CSS attribute selector. See also https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/CSS/Building_blocks/Selectors/Attribute_selectors
@@ -998,7 +1000,8 @@ Switch to Apache2 license
 - for dependency upgrades
 -->
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/hal/elemento/compare/v1.6.8...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/hal/elemento/compare/v1.6.9...HEAD
+[1.6.9]: https://github.com/hal/elemento/compare/v1.6.8...v1.6.9
 [1.6.8]: https://github.com/hal/elemento/compare/v1.6.7...v1.6.8
 [1.6.7]: https://github.com/hal/elemento/compare/v1.6.6...v1.6.7
 [1.6.6]: https://github.com/hal/elemento/compare/v1.6.5...v1.6.6
diff --git a/bom/pom.xml b/bom/pom.xml
index 7b76fa88d..b4c72ac30 100644
--- a/bom/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/build-config/pom.xml b/build-config/pom.xml
index f42481ec3..8ea22323f 100644
--- a/build-config/pom.xml
+++ b/build-config/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/code-parent/pom.xml b/code-parent/pom.xml
index c679c4364..a08d74297 100644
--- a/code-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/code-parent/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 65ee5afe2..93e8c8f31 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-core</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-lib</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Core</name>
     <description>Elemento Core API</description>
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index d827564f7..d1390a2b9 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Elemento is available in [Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:org
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
             <artifactId>elemento-bom</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.8</version>
+            <version>1.6.9</version>
             <type>pom</type>
             <scope>import</scope>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/docs/flow.md b/docs/flow.md
index 6c175826b..ca2db800b 100644
--- a/docs/flow.md
+++ b/docs/flow.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Add the following dependency to use `elemento-flow`:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
     <artifactId>elemento-flow</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.8</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/logger.md b/docs/logger.md
index 9ad607b07..ebbdfe64d 100644
--- a/docs/logger.md
+++ b/docs/logger.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Add the following dependency to use `elemento-logger`:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
     <artifactId>elemento-logger</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.8</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/mathml.md b/docs/mathml.md
index 8f3d3b431..82d3c048c 100644
--- a/docs/mathml.md
+++ b/docs/mathml.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ To create MathML elements, add the following dependency to your POM:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
     <artifactId>elemento-mathml</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.8</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/router.md b/docs/router.md
index 7569b37cb..d6794b030 100644
--- a/docs/router.md
+++ b/docs/router.md
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Add the following dependency to use `elemento-router`:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
     <artifactId>elemento-router</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.8</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/docs/svg.md b/docs/svg.md
index fe0b5a0ba..f27e9a9b2 100644
--- a/docs/svg.md
+++ b/docs/svg.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ To create SVG elements, add the following dependency to your POM:
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
     <artifactId>elemento-svg</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.8</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
diff --git a/flow/pom.xml b/flow/pom.xml
index bb5d4e9f6..e0c900a2f 100644
--- a/flow/pom.xml
+++ b/flow/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-flow</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-lib</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Flow</name>
     <description>Parallel, sequential, repeated and nested execution of asynchronous tasks using promises.</description>
diff --git a/logger/pom.xml b/logger/pom.xml
index 9a699356f..5c55a491d 100644
--- a/logger/pom.xml
+++ b/logger/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-logger</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-lib</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Logger</name>
     <description>Elemento Logger API</description>
diff --git a/mathml/pom.xml b/mathml/pom.xml
index 6c7b8ee55..a7f01d881 100644
--- a/mathml/pom.xml
+++ b/mathml/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-mathml</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-lib</packaging>
     <name>Elemento MathML</name>
     <description>Elemento MathML API</description>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f8e26a7d..de02b6653 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
     <artifactId>elemento-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Parent</name>
     <description>Elemental builder API and other goodies for GWT and J2CL</description>
diff --git a/router-processor-cdi/pom.xml b/router-processor-cdi/pom.xml
index 72cdbdb93..b12fa909e 100644
--- a/router-processor-cdi/pom.xml
+++ b/router-processor-cdi/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-router-processor-cdi</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Router Processor CDI</name>
     <description>Elemento router annotation processor based on Crysknife CDI implementation</description>
diff --git a/router-processor-common/pom.xml b/router-processor-common/pom.xml
index 8bb7331cb..8e171d55d 100644
--- a/router-processor-common/pom.xml
+++ b/router-processor-common/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-router-processor-common</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Router Processor Common</name>
     <description>Elemento router annotation processor common classes</description>
diff --git a/router-processor/pom.xml b/router-processor/pom.xml
index 302b8db90..b348ac07e 100644
--- a/router-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/router-processor/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-router-processor</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Router Processor</name>
     <description>Elemento router annotation processor</description>
diff --git a/router/pom.xml b/router/pom.xml
index a4178107a..64f399f21 100644
--- a/router/pom.xml
+++ b/router/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-router</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-lib</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Router</name>
     <description>Elemento router and place manager</description>
diff --git a/samples/dist/pom.xml b/samples/dist/pom.xml
index 05ac08a98..9ab8decbc 100644
--- a/samples/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/dist/pom.xml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-samples-dist</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Samples Distribution</name>
 
diff --git a/samples/flow/pom.xml b/samples/flow/pom.xml
index e359fa27b..666a9fe0b 100644
--- a/samples/flow/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/flow/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-flow-sample</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-app</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Flow Sample</name>
 
diff --git a/samples/pom.xml b/samples/pom.xml
index 51d9974a8..a07d15d86 100644
--- a/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-samples</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Samples</name>
 
diff --git a/samples/todo/common/pom.xml b/samples/todo/common/pom.xml
index 6ac8cfb97..15863e7c2 100644
--- a/samples/todo/common/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/todo/common/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-todo-sample</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/samples/todo/gwt/pom.xml b/samples/todo/gwt/pom.xml
index f7ec1f06d..d9a039e1e 100644
--- a/samples/todo/gwt/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/todo/gwt/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-todo-sample</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-todo-sample-gwt</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-app</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Todo Sample GWT</name>
 
diff --git a/samples/todo/j2cl/pom.xml b/samples/todo/j2cl/pom.xml
index 09069e1ee..54454577d 100644
--- a/samples/todo/j2cl/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/todo/j2cl/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-todo-sample</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-todo-sample-j2cl</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Todo Sample J2CL</name>
 
diff --git a/samples/todo/pom.xml b/samples/todo/pom.xml
index 7eb1317dd..c8b959777 100644
--- a/samples/todo/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/todo/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-samples</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-todo-sample</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>Elemento Todo Sample</name>
 
diff --git a/svg/pom.xml b/svg/pom.xml
index cc7b2f3e4..8f35c0d01 100644
--- a/svg/pom.xml
+++ b/svg/pom.xml
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.jboss.elemento</groupId>
         <artifactId>elemento-code-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../code-parent/pom.xml</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>elemento-svg</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>gwt-lib</packaging>
     <name>Elemento SVG</name>
     <description>Elemento SVG API</description>