diff --git a/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md b/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md
index 8cb2828..fab0db4 100644
--- a/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/hamh-alpha/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# [2.0.0-alpha.68](https://github.com/RiDDiX/home-assistant-matter-hub/compare/v2.0.0-alpha.67...v2.0.0-alpha.68) (2026-01-29)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* add exponential backoff retry, circuit breaker, and config validation ([1fb6d03](https://github.com/RiDDiX/home-assistant-matter-hub/commit/1fb6d03eddce825bf3a9b120be49d05fc83c8c71))
+
 # [2.0.0-alpha.67](https://github.com/RiDDiX/home-assistant-matter-hub/compare/v2.0.0-alpha.66...v2.0.0-alpha.67) (2026-01-29)
 
 
diff --git a/hamh-alpha/config.yaml b/hamh-alpha/config.yaml
index 304931c..b8f8ee0 100644
--- a/hamh-alpha/config.yaml
+++ b/hamh-alpha/config.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "2.0.0-alpha.67"
+version: "2.0.0-alpha.68"
 image: ghcr.io/riddix/home-assistant-matter-hub-addon
 slug: hamh-alpha
 name: Home-Assistant-Matter-Hub (Alpha)