diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index be6b25c8..26df76fe 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
+6.8.0 (2024-12-02)
+******************
+
+Features:
+
+- Allow properties on $ref objects for OpenAPI 3.1 (:pr:`958`).
+  Thanks :user:`luhn` for the PR.
+
+Bug fixes:
+
+- Fix nullable nested schemas with metadata in OpenAPI 3.0 (:issue:`955`).
+  Thanks :user:`luhn` for the catch and patch.
+
 6.7.1 (2024-11-04)
 ******************
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index e6339ce5..3e404d3e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "apispec"
-version = "6.7.1"
+version = "6.8.0"
 description = "A pluggable API specification generator. Currently supports the OpenAPI Specification (f.k.a. the Swagger specification)."
 readme = "README.rst"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }