diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9718c238ad..4a4b76db02 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+- No changes yet.
+
 ## [v1.68.2] - 2026-04-17
 
 - Fix build failures for modules with a vendored `descriptor.proto`.
@@ -1530,6 +1534,7 @@ buf check breaking proto --against .git#branch=master,subdir=proto
 
 Initial beta release.
 
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.68.2...HEAD
 [v1.68.2]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.68.1...v1.68.2
 [v1.68.1]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.68.0...v1.68.1
 [v1.68.0]: https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/compare/v1.67.0...v1.68.0
diff --git a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
index ce2de6a689..72ade92851 100644
--- a/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
+++ b/private/buf/bufcli/bufcli.go
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 package bufcli
 
 // Version is the CLI version of buf.
-const Version = "1.68.2"
+const Version = "1.68.3-dev"