diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index e3727a0b..a6b33d61 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "wp-coding-standards/wpcs": "*",
     "symplify/phpstan-rules": "*",
     "phpdocumentor/phpdocumentor": "3.8.*",
-    "sniccowp/php-scoper-wordpress-excludes": "6.8.*"
+    "sniccowp/php-scoper-wordpress-excludes": "6.9.*"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "wordpress-excludes": [
diff --git a/ultimate-member.php b/ultimate-member.php
index 670a958d..da1f8dfa 100644
--- a/ultimate-member.php
+++ b/ultimate-member.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ define( 'UM_PATH', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'UM_PLUGIN', plugin_basename( __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'UM_VERSION', $plugin_data['Version'] );
 define( 'UM_PLUGIN_NAME', $plugin_data['Name'] );
-define( 'UM_WP_FUNCTIONS_VERSION', '6.8.0' ); // Updates every major WordPress release.
+define( 'UM_WP_FUNCTIONS_VERSION', '6.9.0' ); // Updates every major WordPress release.
 define( 'UM_LICENSE_REQUEST_DEBUG', false ); // Set true then need to debug the license request.
 define( 'UM_UPDATER_DEBUG', false ); // Set true then need to debug the upgrade packages.
 // define( 'UM_DEV_MODE', true );