diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f76a99f..20b0bad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ Using a terminal of your choice, create a new directory for your project and exe
 ```sh
 dotnet new sln
 dotnet new substrate \
-   --sdk_version 0.6.8 \
+   --sdk_version 0.6.9 \
    --rest_service PROJECTNAME.RestService \
    --net_api PROJECTNAME.NetApiExt \
    --net_integration PROJECTNAME.Integration \
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ You can also watch our short step-by-step tutorial that guides you through the e
  - AstarNET
  ```sh
    dotnet new substrate \
-      --sdk_version 0.6.8 \  
+      --sdk_version 0.6.9 \  
       --rest_service AstarNET.RestService \  
       --net_api AstarNET.NetApiExt \  
       --net_api AstarNET.Integration \ 
diff --git a/Substrate.ServiceLayer/Substrate.ServiceLayer.csproj b/Substrate.ServiceLayer/Substrate.ServiceLayer.csproj
index 22594ce..72d0419 100644
--- a/Substrate.ServiceLayer/Substrate.ServiceLayer.csproj
+++ b/Substrate.ServiceLayer/Substrate.ServiceLayer.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 	<ItemGroup>
 		<PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="6.0.0" />
-		<PackageReference Include="Substrate.NET.API" Version="0.9.24-rc6" />
+		<PackageReference Include="Substrate.NET.API" Version="0.9.24-rc8" />
 		<PackageReference Include="System.Collections.Concurrent" Version="4.3.0" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
diff --git a/Tools/Substrate.DotNet.Template/templates/Substrate/.template.config/template.json b/Tools/Substrate.DotNet.Template/templates/Substrate/.template.config/template.json
index e62acdc..2ef82ed 100644
--- a/Tools/Substrate.DotNet.Template/templates/Substrate/.template.config/template.json
+++ b/Tools/Substrate.DotNet.Template/templates/Substrate/.template.config/template.json
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
   "symbols": {
     "sdk_version": {
       "datatype": "string",
-      "defaultValue": "0.6.8",
+      "defaultValue": "0.6.9",
       "description": "Uses the given Substrate .NET Toolchain version.",
       "replaces": "SUBSTRATE_TOOLCHAIN_VERSION",
       "type": "parameter"
     },
     "api_version": {
       "datatype": "string",
-      "defaultValue": "0.9.24-rc6",
+      "defaultValue": "0.9.24-rc8",
       "description": "Uses the given Substrate .NET API version.",
       "replaces": "SUBSTRATE_NETAPI_VERSION",
       "type": "parameter"
diff --git a/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Service/Integration/BaseClientBuilder.cs b/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Service/Integration/BaseClientBuilder.cs
index d38daf4..acae0bb 100644
--- a/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Service/Integration/BaseClientBuilder.cs
+++ b/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Service/Integration/BaseClientBuilder.cs
@@ -142,15 +142,7 @@ public async Task<bool> ConnectAsync(bool useMetadata, bool standardSubstrate, C
         {{
             if (!IsConnected)
             {{
-                try
-                {{
-                    await SubstrateClient.ConnectAsync(useMetadata, standardSubstrate, token);
-                }}
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {{
-                    Log.Error(""BaseClient.ConnectAsync: {{0}}"",
-                        e.ToString());
-                }}
+                await SubstrateClient.ConnectAsync(useMetadata, standardSubstrate, token);
             }}
 
             return IsConnected;
diff --git a/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Substrate.DotNet.csproj b/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Substrate.DotNet.csproj
index b7d9cc3..5278c4f 100644
--- a/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Substrate.DotNet.csproj
+++ b/Tools/Substrate.DotNet/Substrate.DotNet.csproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
    <ItemGroup>
 	   <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Console" Version="6.0.0" />
-	   <PackageReference Include="Substrate.NET.API" Version="0.9.24-rc6" />
+	   <PackageReference Include="Substrate.NET.API" Version="0.9.24-rc8" />
       <PackageReference Include="System.CodeDom" Version="8.0.0" />
       <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core" Version="2.2.5" />
    </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Version.props b/Version.props
index 3c465ca..f97f1b2 100644
--- a/Version.props
+++ b/Version.props
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
       <!-- Configuration -->
       <VersionMajor>0</VersionMajor>
       <VersionMinor>6</VersionMinor>
-      <VersionPatch>8</VersionPatch>
+      <VersionPatch>9</VersionPatch>
       <AssemblyVersion>$(VersionMajor).$(VersionMinor).$(VersionPatch)</AssemblyVersion>
 
-      <SubstratePackageVersion>0.6.8</SubstratePackageVersion>
+      <SubstratePackageVersion>0.6.9</SubstratePackageVersion>
 
       <!-- Variables -->
       <SubstrateVersion>$(AssemblyVersion)</SubstrateVersion>