diff --git a/deployment/puppet/refinery/manifests/postgresql.pp b/deployment/puppet/refinery/manifests/postgresql.pp
index 1f15486b46..1a93877958 100644
--- a/deployment/puppet/refinery/manifests/postgresql.pp
+++ b/deployment/puppet/refinery/manifests/postgresql.pp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   $rds_endpoint_address   = $refinery::params::rds_endpoint_address,
 ) inherits refinery::params {
   $server_version = '10'
-  $package_version = "${server_version}.7-1.pgdg14.04+1"
+  $package_version = "${server_version}.8-1.pgdg14.04+1"
 
   if $deployment_platform == 'aws' {
     $rds_settings = {
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 62f6ecd02c..569256484c 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.6.9
+v1.6.9.1