diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05a0764..e727a31 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,3 +96,5 @@ openvpn-2.1.2.tar.gz.asc
 /openvpn-2.6.7.tar.gz.asc
 /openvpn-2.6.8.tar.gz
 /openvpn-2.6.8.tar.gz.asc
+/openvpn-2.6.9.tar.gz
+/openvpn-2.6.9.tar.gz.asc
diff --git a/openvpn.spec b/openvpn.spec
index eea8d0c..3d99ccd 100644
--- a/openvpn.spec
+++ b/openvpn.spec
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 %bcond_without tests_long
 
 Name:              openvpn
-Version:           2.6.8
-Release:           3%{?dist}
+Version:           2.6.9
+Release:           1%{?dist}
 Summary:           A full-featured TLS VPN solution (beta release)
 URL:               https://community.openvpn.net/
 Source0:           https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 19 2024 David Sommerseth <davids@openvpn.net> - 2.6.9-1
+- Update to upstream OpenVPN 2.6.9
+
 * Thu Jan 25 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.6.8-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_40_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 7351573..92f9049 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA512 (openvpn-2.6.8.tar.gz) = deff168f6c4988091eb8ab4d1ab525b5d0e94c4b9ce5cfec00fa9a1a87da338a198067d6386ccc3a7c84761a9e4250804cb3602fb4a2b1f016ba6102db86cfe7
-SHA512 (openvpn-2.6.8.tar.gz.asc) = 14f82d69cff3927ab390f0713e1d15b5b4b90feec3d24b346842c5ae5451cf7ee82b3efe6f11be829c3c1f76c59be293c266f7736cd7398b808cb0285cf6a85b
+SHA512 (openvpn-2.6.9.tar.gz) = 095508b98b76f4bdf4e4dc8832dcff6ba8a2ddaadb5a8e65cd56f28d6f5694ee394210f991f5301e436fcc1b7880a7c8b59d27089d21a5672eeb79cabc243b21
+SHA512 (openvpn-2.6.9.tar.gz.asc) = 60094614fe70eafceb2f9a2b44ef93df4296310c247ba5c08b417684d3184d1c16bfb1bae7e2d81e1737568c72fce0c4eeb0e59bb8804f7a6819238b1881aad1