diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9a88febf12..1628be31ad 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.9.69 to 0.9.70:
+  - ReqMgr2 auxiliary database. Pull request #4619.
+
 0.9.68 to 0.9.69:
   - PhEDEx improvement. Pull request #4617
   - Remove custodial site. Pull request #4617
diff --git a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
index d5133d306a..42a82c0ab0 100644
--- a/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/WMCore/__init__.py
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.9.69'
+__version__ = '0.9.70'
 __all__ = []