diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index d4c4c448..f04d71e3 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "LoopStructural": "1.6.7"
+  "LoopStructural": "1.6.8"
 }
diff --git a/LoopStructural/CHANGELOG.md b/LoopStructural/CHANGELOG.md
index 2b141e52..35f50e0f 100644
--- a/LoopStructural/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/LoopStructural/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.6.8](https://github.com/Loop3D/LoopStructural/compare/v1.6.7...v1.6.8) (2025-02-20)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* updating scaling for plotting ([#219](https://github.com/Loop3D/LoopStructural/issues/219)) ([78ccbd3](https://github.com/Loop3D/LoopStructural/commit/78ccbd3edbb67d49b4c21222bc066fbdd82c4dac))
+
 ## [1.6.7](https://github.com/Loop3D/LoopStructural/compare/v1.6.6...v1.6.7) (2025-02-03)
 
 
diff --git a/LoopStructural/version.py b/LoopStructural/version.py
index 64206c43..2382cc11 100644
--- a/LoopStructural/version.py
+++ b/LoopStructural/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.6.7"
+__version__ = "1.6.8"