diff --git a/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml b/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml
index 47bb7000..282facc6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build-docs/action.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ runs:
           --ignore-tags psalm-return \
           --visibility public \
           --defaultpackagename "LaunchDarkly" \
-          --title "LaunchDarkly PHP SDK 6.8.0" # x-release-please-version
+          --title "LaunchDarkly PHP SDK 6.8.1" # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index e85ec109..17a9c5d6 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "6.8.0"
+  ".": "6.8.1"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fd7c680..537a9f3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly PHP SDK will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [6.8.1](https://github.com/launchdarkly/php-server-sdk/compare/6.8.0...6.8.1) (2026-06-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Cast X-LaunchDarkly-Event-Schema header to string ([#247](https://github.com/launchdarkly/php-server-sdk/issues/247)) ([affb882](https://github.com/launchdarkly/php-server-sdk/commit/affb882f23a57fdb1ed44df2b5e0c20cf74c1d7b))
+
 ## [6.8.0](https://github.com/launchdarkly/php-server-sdk/compare/6.7.0...6.8.0) (2026-04-28)
 
 
diff --git a/src/LaunchDarkly/LDClient.php b/src/LaunchDarkly/LDClient.php
index 10d60ded..456c05c3 100644
--- a/src/LaunchDarkly/LDClient.php
+++ b/src/LaunchDarkly/LDClient.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class LDClient
      * The current SDK version.
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '6.8.0'; // x-release-please-version
+    const VERSION = '6.8.1'; // x-release-please-version
 
     protected string $_sdkKey;
     protected string $_baseUri;