diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2bbd7289f3..b89603afce 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ Swagger core Version      | Release Date | OpenAPI Spec compatibility | Notes |
 2.0.5                     | 2018-09-19   | 3.0           | [tag v2.0.5](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.0.5)                                             | Supported
 2.0.4                     | 2018-09-05   | 3.0           | [tag v2.0.4](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.0.4)                                             | Supported
 2.0.3                     | 2018-08-09   | 3.0           | [tag v2.0.3](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v2.0.3)                                             | Supported
-1.6.8 (**current stable**)| 2022-10-16   | 2.0           | [tag v1.6.8](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.6.8)                                             | Supported
+1.6.9 (**current stable**)| 2022-11-15   | 2.0           | [tag v1.6.9](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.6.9)                                             | Supported
+1.6.8                     | 2022-10-16   | 2.0           | [tag v1.6.8](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.6.8)                                             | Supported
 1.6.7                     | 2022-09-27   | 2.0           | [tag v1.6.7](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.6.7)                                             | Supported
 1.6.6                     | 2022-04-04   | 2.0           | [tag v1.6.6](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.6.6)                                             | Supported
 1.6.5                     | 2022-02-07   | 2.0           | [tag v1.6.5](https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core/tree/v1.6.5)                                             | Supported
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ You need the following installed and available in your $PATH:
 * Apache maven 3.0.4 or greater (http://maven.apache.org/)
 
 
-### To build from source (currently 1.6.9-SNAPSHOT)
+### To build from source (currently 1.6.10-SNAPSHOT)
 ```
 # first time building locally
 mvn -N
diff --git a/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
index f45a667781..54d2753cfc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-annotations/pom.xml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-annotations</artifactId>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <packaging>bundle</packaging>
     <name>swagger-annotations</name>
     <build>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
index ecbb7de20d..16959f3a9c 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-hibernate-validations/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-hibernate-validations/pom.xml
index 7b1d052f3b..6da225d7ac 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-hibernate-validations/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-hibernate-validations/pom.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-hibernate-validations</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <name>swagger-hibernate-validations</name>
     <build>
         <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml
index 9681f69136..03e1c75917 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
index db5603e821..437eef6f9d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jersey-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
     <artifactId>swagger-jersey-jaxrs</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <name>swagger-jersey-jaxrs</name>
     <build>
         <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml
index d2c6ecac49..89b8b2b4cc 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-jersey2-jaxrs/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
index d446ca1994..717fd331b4 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-models/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-mule/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-mule/pom.xml
index b3459e217d..c2b788c68a 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-mule/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-mule/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/modules/swagger-servlet/pom.xml b/modules/swagger-servlet/pom.xml
index 39833a82da..f7cbf413a6 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-servlet/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/swagger-servlet/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.swagger</groupId>
         <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
-        <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.6.9</version>
         <relativePath>../..</relativePath>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a2c092b414..1a8c6e3b1b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <artifactId>swagger-project</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <name>swagger-project</name>
-    <version>1.6.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.6.9</version>
     <url>https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-core</url>
     <scm>
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:swagger-api/swagger-core.git</connection>
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-plugin-tools-api</artifactId>
-                <version>2.0</version>
+                <version>2.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.immutables</groupId>
                 <artifactId>value</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.4</version>
+                <version>2.9.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.ws.rs</groupId>
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.openpojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>openpojo</artifactId>
-                <version>0.8.0</version>
+                <version>0.9.1</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
@@ -620,26 +620,26 @@
     </dependencyManagement>
     <properties>
         <joda-version>1.8.1</joda-version>
-        <joda-time-version>2.9.1</joda-time-version>
+        <joda-time-version>2.12.1</joda-time-version>
 
         <felix-version>3.3.0</felix-version>
         <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>
         <jersey-version>1.13</jersey-version>
-        <jersey2-version>2.25.1</jersey2-version>
-        <jackson-version>2.13.4</jackson-version>
-        <jackson-databind-version>2.13.4.2</jackson-databind-version>
+        <jersey2-version>2.26</jersey2-version>
+        <jackson-version>2.14.0</jackson-version>
+        <jackson-databind-version>2.14.0</jackson-databind-version>
         <snakeyaml-version>1.33</snakeyaml-version>
-        <logback-version>1.2.9</logback-version>
-        <reflections-version>0.9.11</reflections-version>
+        <logback-version>1.4.4</logback-version>
+        <reflections-version>0.10.2</reflections-version>
         <guava-version>31.0.1-android</guava-version>
         <javassist-version>3.21.0-GA</javassist-version>
 
         <testng-version>6.14.3</testng-version>
         <mockito-version>1.9.5</mockito-version>
-        <rest-assured-version>2.8.0</rest-assured-version>
+        <rest-assured-version>2.9.0</rest-assured-version>
         <surefire-version>2.18.1</surefire-version>
         <maven-plugin-version>1.0.0</maven-plugin-version>
-        <commons-lang-version>3.2.1</commons-lang-version>
+        <commons-lang-version>3.12.0</commons-lang-version>
         <slf4j-version>1.7.22</slf4j-version>
         <jetty-version>9.2.14.v20151106</jetty-version>
         <servlet-api-version>2.5</servlet-api-version>