diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 311c61335ef..a92cf1b56db 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,123 @@
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 6.9.0 2022-09-13 =
+
+**WooCommerce**
+
+* Fix - Address compatibility between custom order tables and REST API /orders endpoints. [#34178](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34178)
+* Fix - Add type safety while getting product price [#33926](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33926)
+* Fix - Ensure changes to product order are reflected even when advanced post caching is in effect. [#34195](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34195)
+* Fix - Ensure COT order queries respect unlimited ('-1') as a pagination limit. [#34289](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34289)
+* Fix - Fix fatal error when bulk editing sale price to empty value in PHP 8 [#34120](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34120)
+* Fix - Fix free features is still rendered when there is no recommendation [#33923](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33923)
+* Fix - Fix inconsistent order total on checkout vs manual order page when the shop is configured for tax-inclusive prices and a coupon is applied [#33812](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33812)
+* Fix - Fix regression setting homescreen default layout after setup task dismissal or completion [#34191](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34191)
+* Fix - Fix Review Shipping Options task title [#34294](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34294)
+* Fix - Fix shipping task e2e test as the flow has been changed in #33533 [#34165](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34165)
+* Fix - Fix task list overlaps with the Ellipsis menu [#33882](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33882)
+* Fix - Fix the order count displayed in the 'Order status changed' and 'Removed personal data' notices [#33802](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33802)
+* Fix - Generate ID when creating a new order in COT for consistency with posts. [#33848](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33848)
+* Fix - Honor 'show_in_admin_all_list' and 'show_in_admin_status_list' in COT orders list table. [#34290](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34290)
+* Fix - JQuery FlexSlider: Fix innerheight computation [#33847](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33847)
+* Fix - Make sure order status is correctly prefixed in COT tables. [#34128](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34128)
+* Fix - Minor changes to address Typescript errors after updating TS definitions [#34154](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34154)
+* Fix - Refactored homescreen component to use useQuery hook [#34183](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34183)
+* Fix - Support Cart/Checkout/My accounts/Terms settings in WC REST API [#34234](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34234)
+* Fix - Use the default paymetn suggestions when woocommerce_show_marketplace_suggestions is set to no [#34083](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34083)
+* Fix - Wrap default payment gateway strings in __() function call [#33987](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33987)
+* Add - Add default styles for block themes to ensure WooCommerce looks better out of the box with block themes that are not optimized for WooCommerce specifically. [#33518](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33518)
+* Add - Added tour for store location [#34137](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34137)
+* Add - Add framework to run managed batch operations. [#33233](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33233)
+* Add - Adding additional suggestions for product image when adding. [#33660](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33660)
+* Add - Add new product page. [#34115](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34115)
+* Add - Add product form buttons to new product page and also a product edit page. [#34211](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34211)
+* Add - Add product page layout components for new product edit page. [#34113](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34113)
+* Add - Add remove_processor method in batch processing controller, use it when disabling orders sync [#34122](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34122)
+* Add - Add support for filtering the Custom Order Table admin list UI. [#33789](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33789)
+* Add - Add support for sorting columns in the COT admin list UI. [#33787](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33787)
+* Add - Add the ObjectCache class. [#33634](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33634)
+* Add - Add the woocommerce_cart_session_initialize-hook [#34156](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34156)
+* Add - Add util methods to check whether tables are in sync and orders are migrated. [#34141](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34141)
+* Add - Add validations to recordEvent #33911 [#33911](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33911)
+* Add - Order edit screen rendering powered by custom order tables. [#33638](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33638)
+* Add - Payments badge and page to show new WCPay promotion (US only) [#34251](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34251)
+* Add - Product creation experience: add more context about product data #33755 [#33755](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33755)
+* Add - Refactor and add unit tests for "Orders Milestones" note [#34295](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34295)
+* Update - Update WooCommerce Blocks to 8.3.2 [#34543](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34543)
+* Update - Revert skip button changes on the OBW pages [#34455](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34455)
+* Update -   Update WooCommerce Blocks to 8.3.1 [#34359](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34359)
+* Update - Add Facebook to free extensions list and marketing task [#34303](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34303)
+* Update - Clean up setup_experiment_1 and setup_experiment_2 codes [#34084](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34084)
+* Update - Deploy payments settings banner and add tracks [#34326](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34326)
+* Update - Improving accessibility: adding missing form field labels and shop table header cell labels. [#31211](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/31211)
+* Update - Remove WCPay Subscriptions offer page experiment code [#34317](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34317)
+* Update - Update context prop of wcadmin_tasklist_click/view event [#34297](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34297)
+* Update - Update in-app marketplace to display localized strings [#34356](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34356)
+* Update - Update inbox notes to display localized note when the locale is changed [#34038](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34038)
+* Update - Update misc WC code to support COT> [#34124](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34124)
+* Update - Update store details task complete logic [#34206](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34206)
+* Update - Update store location profiler [#34153](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34153)
+* Update - Update WC_Notes_Refund_Returns note to display localized strings [#34352](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34352)
+* Dev - Add e2e test to test the bug discovered in #32016 [#34187](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34187)
+* Dev - Added a new package script to set up the local environment with COT enabled. [#34321](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34321)
+* Dev - Added phpcs:ignore to silence phpstan [#34345](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34345)
+* Dev - Add product name and checkboxes for Product details #34214 [#34214](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34214)
+* Dev - Adds `wc com disconnect` command to allow store being disconnected from WooCommerce.com via CLI [#33999](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33999)
+* Dev - Add unique constraints to the COT addresses and operational tables [#34144](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34144)
+* Dev - Add utils for testing backend tracks events [#34010](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34010)
+* Dev - Add `wc com connect` command to allow stores to connect to WCCOM via CLI [#34073](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34073)
+* Dev - Alter the PHPCS settings to disallow Yoda conditions (except in "includes") [#34185](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34185)
+* Dev - Better e2e setup/teardown logging [#34004](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34004)
+* Dev - Corrected the template version for templates/myaccount/form-login.php [#34308](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34308)
+* Dev - Disable the WordPress.PHP.YodaConditions.NotYoda phpcs rule [#34204](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34204)
+* Dev - Fixes for internal datastore tests. [#34210](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34210)
+* Dev - Fix order related methods in customer data store [#34121](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34121)
+* Dev - Fix PHP 8.1 warnings and errors. [#34336](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34336)
+* Dev - Fix typescript errors for setting selector [#34184](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34184)
+* Dev - Increase expect timeout to reduce e2e flakiness in CI [#33979](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33979)
+* Dev - Retry login in e2e to reduce flakiness [#33997](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33997)
+* Dev - Update link to setting default Linux distro in WSL readme. [#34068](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34068)
+* Dev - Update package.json scripts within woocommerce/client/admin plugin. #33982 [#33982](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33982)
+* Dev - Updates based on prior feedback, fixes for tests in CI [#33965](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33965)
+* Dev - Updating e2e, api and performance tests against a wp-env environment [#34311](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34311)
+* Tweak - Update product task experiment names and add spotlight parameter to physical product template link [#34495](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34495)
+* Tweak - Add a namespace to all the classes of the Psr\Container package [#33703](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33703)
+* Tweak - Add Skip button on OBW steps [#34176](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34176)
+* Tweak - Tweak the marketing task flow after installing a plugin [#34241](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34241)
+* Performance - Cache plugin data in system status API endpoint [#33899](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33899)
+* Enhancement - Allow accessing WooCommerce Customizer panels directly from customizer.php in block themes [#34443](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34443)
+* Enhancement - Add i18n support for data source poller [#34247](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34247)
+* Enhancement - Adds support for date_query to the COT datastore. [#34119](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34119)
+* Enhancement - Add support for the 'customer' query var to the COT datastore. [#34059](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34059)
+* Enhancement - Add the border bottom of the modal's header [#33807](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33807)
+* Enhancement - Configured wp-env test environment for Playwright tests. Also updated tests to work with the either wp-env or e2e-environment. [#33850](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33850)
+* Enhancement - Hide the customizer when the active theme is a FSE theme. [#34022](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/34022)
+* Enhancement - Implements `query()` for the orders table datastore. [#33834](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33834)
+* Enhancement - Reduce the amount of terms shown in attributes page [#33962](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33962)
+* Enhancement - Use method_exists instead of throwing in AbstractServiceProvider::reflect_class_or_callable [#33960](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/pull/33960)
+
+**WooCommerce Blocks 8.1.0 & 8.2.0 & 8.2.1**
+
+* Enhancement - Enable the Cart and Checkout blocks when WooCommerce Blocks is bundled in WooCommerce Core.([6805](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6805))
+* Enhancement - Refactor style-attributes hooks to add as global custom imports and remove relative import paths.([6870](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6870))
+* Enhancement - Add the ability to register patterns by adding them under the "patterns" folder and add the new "WooCommerce Filters" pattern.([6861](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6861))
+* Enhancement - Update: New block icon for the Mini Cart block.([6784](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6784))
+* Enhancement - Update WooCommerce block template descriptions.([6667](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6667))
+* Enhancement - Add filter URL support to filter blocks when filtering for All Products block.([6642](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6642))
+* Enhancement - Add: Allow choosing between single and multiple sections.([6620](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6620))
+* Enhancement - Cart endpoint for Store API (/wc/store/cart) now features cross-sell items based on cart contents.([6635](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6635))
+* Fix - Refactor Product Categories block to use block.json.([6875](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6875))
+* Fix - Add font-weight controls to the Mini Cart block text.([6760](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6760))
+* Fix - Fix proceed to checkout button not working for custom links.([6804](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6804))
+* Fix - Mini Cart block: Remove the compatibility notice.([6803](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6803))
+* Fix - Render the product attribute archive page using the archive-product template.([6776](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6776))
+* Fix - Select the correct inner button for the "Featured Item" button to update its URL.([6741](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6741))
+* Fix - Navigate through Mini Cart contents with keyboard.([6731](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6731))
+* Fix - Ensure add to cart notices are displayed on pages containing the Mini Cart block.([6728](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6728))
+* Fix - Fixes an issue where search lists would not preserve the case of the original item.([6551](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6551))
+* Fix - Prevent Featured Product block from breaking when product is out of stock + hidden from catalog.([6640](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6640))
+* Fix - Contrast improvement for checkout error messages when displayed over a theme's dark mode.([6292](https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/pull/6292))
+
 = 6.8.0 2022-08-09 =
 
 **WooCommerce**
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/prep-trunk-post-6.9 b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/prep-trunk-post-6.9
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e44d461483
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/changelog/prep-trunk-post-6.9
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: tweak
+Comment: No changelog needed. Prepping trunk post 6.9 release.
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/package.json b/plugins/woocommerce/package.json
index 0b697400325..e3726450b2e 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/package.json
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "woocommerce",
 	"title": "WooCommerce",
-	"version": "6.7.0",
+	"version": "7.0.0",
 	"homepage": "https://woocommerce.com/",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
diff --git a/plugins/woocommerce/readme.txt b/plugins/woocommerce/readme.txt
index a0c39cd77b8..e0b933e8ed1 100644
--- a/plugins/woocommerce/readme.txt
+++ b/plugins/woocommerce/readme.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Tags: online store, ecommerce, shop, shopping cart, storefront, checkout, downlo
 Requires at least: 5.8
 Tested up to: 6.0
 Requires PHP: 7.2
-Stable tag: 6.8.1
+Stable tag: 6.9.0
 License: GPLv3
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html