diff --git a/roles/upd-parity-version/tasks/main.yml b/roles/upd-parity-version/tasks/main.yml
index c200435..16b0c22 100644
--- a/roles/upd-parity-version/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/upd-parity-version/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   when: GENESIS_BRANCH == 'sokol'
 
 - set_fact:
-    PARITY_BIN_LOC: "https://releases.parity.io/ethereum/v2.6.2/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/parity"
-    PARITY_BIN_SHA256: "593c2f622fbb04a4baccd3388b66d2d1b1a5bd207201335ab5b26a3ed95d182f"
-    PARITY_VERSION_CHECK: "2.6.2"
+    PARITY_BIN_LOC: "https://releases.parity.io/ethereum/v2.6.8/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/parity"
+    PARITY_BIN_SHA256: "299f928503cb3b8d44d95a0f592e32358542ec854842c277e3eeaee2a3478a28"
+    PARITY_VERSION_CHECK: "2.6.8"
   when: GENESIS_BRANCH == 'kovan'
 
 - set_fact: