diff --git a/versions.properties b/versions.properties
index ec19445bf889..03538bbefa5c 100644
--- a/versions.properties
+++ b/versions.properties
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ version.com.airbnb.android..lottie=5.2.0
 
 version.com.android.installreferrer..installreferrer=2.2
 
-version.com.duckduckgo.netguard..netguard-android=1.6.8
+version.com.duckduckgo.netguard..netguard-android=1.6.9
 
 version.com.duckduckgo.synccrypto..sync-crypto-android=0.3.0