diff --git a/.shipit b/.shipit
index 44c02c15..0d9261ce 100644
--- a/.shipit
+++ b/.shipit
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # auto-generated shipit config file.
-steps = FindVersion, ChangeVersion, CheckChangeLog, DistTest, Commit, Tag, MakeDist, UploadCPAN, Twitter
+steps = FindVersion, ChangeVersion, CheckChangeLog, DistTest, Commit, Tag, MakeDist, UploadCPAN
 
 git.tagpattern = %v
-twitter.config = ~/.twitterrc
 
 # svn.tagpattern = MyProj-%v
 # svn.tagpattern = http://code.example.com/svn/tags/MyProj-%v
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index dc5df0da..018c62e2 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ http://groups.google.com/group/www-mechanize-users
 
 [CHANGES]
 
+1.69_01
+========================================
+[INTERNALS]
 The test suite for the local tests was updated
 
 1.68        Fri Apr 22 01:10:40 EST 2011
diff --git a/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm b/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm
index 4ea17658..7880cc69 100644
--- a/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm
+++ b/lib/WWW/Mechanize.pm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Version 1.66
 
 =cut
 
-our $VERSION = '1.68';
+our $VERSION = '1.69_01';
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS