diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
index a868230f4..0092ef738 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	// set information
-	info.Set("Portmaster", "0.6.8", "AGPLv3", true)
+	info.Set("Portmaster", "0.6.9", "AGPLv3", true)
 
 	// Configure metrics.
 	metrics.SetNamespace("portmaster")
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 99611532a..791cb48c0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/miekg/dns v1.1.40
 	github.com/oschwald/maxminddb-golang v1.8.0
 	github.com/safing/jess v0.2.1 // indirect
-	github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.5
+	github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.6
 	github.com/safing/spn v0.2.4
 	github.com/satori/go.uuid v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/shirou/gopsutil v3.21.2+incompatible
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0b6e3b87f..4034b3390 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -608,6 +608,8 @@ github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.4 h1:Wj/OW3CDZqII/AHQlHNrndPg/FvPhCb2iKYy53bwk0g
 github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.4/go.mod h1:kAs2qQQvFqwuFeJEb8XlQL7flpSXNeW5oqWIn5iVym0=
 github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.5 h1:JZd+BOSdKLILYjCdQd8/vD9qQUgRgR9AGaCGIgvBayI=
 github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.5/go.mod h1:02OrHUf5bDkpYG3noX8TRtKNTwaJeg4RVyZ6SFOmhcA=
+github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.6 h1:SATa0CJk/giijsS0PimWeCarWwxRfuy753W19QdN1V4=
+github.com/safing/portbase v0.9.6/go.mod h1:02OrHUf5bDkpYG3noX8TRtKNTwaJeg4RVyZ6SFOmhcA=
 github.com/safing/spn v0.2.4 h1:V2XPMTQkHo7xwH89Kfx+65cFWgXAz/jCeCXcweEJuLQ=
 github.com/safing/spn v0.2.4/go.mod h1:ZA6za4rEP46GiVKJGZsQyqoqMvPhtF913mg5JtJl3Sc=
 github.com/satori/go.uuid v1.2.0 h1:0uYX9dsZ2yD7q2RtLRtPSdGDWzjeM3TbMJP9utgA0ww=