v6.9.6

Author: flowzone-app[bot]

.versionbot/CHANGELOG.yml

@@ -1,3 +1,22 @@
+- commits:
+    - subject: "renovate.json: Remove custom balena-git package rules"
+      hash: 3b143a83bf6693ff42783f0c7a88107418440c12
+      body: |
+        Since 2533a1a we are no longer versioning or tagging balena commits
+        to the engine, so this renovate package rule no longer applies.
+
+        Going forward, we will manually bump the commit hash unless we are
+        moving to a new upstream tag.
+      footer:
+        Change-type: patch
+        change-type: patch
+        Signed-off-by: Kyle Harding <kyle@balena.io>
+        signed-off-by: Kyle Harding <kyle@balena.io>
+      author: Kyle Harding
+      nested: []
+  version: 6.9.6
+  title: ""
+  date: 2025-12-11T01:33:51.039Z
 - commits:
     - subject: fix initramfs rootfs script wrong indent
       hash: 4204dd9590e5bfeb740088ad2285edc67a634986

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 Change log
 -----------
 
+# v6.9.6
+## (2025-12-11)
+
+* renovate.json: Remove custom balena-git package rules [Kyle Harding]
+
 # v6.9.5
 ## (2025-12-10)
 

meta-balena-common/conf/distro/include/balena-os.inc

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include conf/distro/include/balena-os-rust-version.inc
 
 DISTRO = "balena-os"
 DISTRO_NAME = "balenaOS"
-DISTRO_VERSION = "6.9.5"
+DISTRO_VERSION = "6.9.6"
 HOSTOS_VERSION = "${DISTRO_VERSION}"
 python () {
     ''' Set HOSTOS_VERSION from board VERSION if available '''