diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a7e969973a..5747b54355 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 OpenLDAP 2.6 Change Log
 
+OpenLDAP 2.6.7 Engineering
+
 OpenLDAP 2.6.6 Release (2023/07/31)
 	Fixed slapd cn=config incorrect handling of paused (ITS#10045)
 	Fixed slapd-meta to account for MOD ops being optional (ITS#10067)
diff --git a/build/version.var b/build/version.var
index c381d510ff..83ea74d463 100644
--- a/build/version.var
+++ b/build/version.var
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 ol_package=OpenLDAP
 ol_major=2
 ol_minor=6
-ol_patch=6
+ol_patch=X
 ol_api_inc=20606
 ol_api_current=2
 ol_api_revision=200