diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 81f2dbf17f491..a3ac781a90189 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ bazel_dep(name = "rules_cc", version = "0.0.9")
 bazel_dep(name = "abseil-cpp", version = "20240722.0", repo_name = "com_google_absl")
 bazel_dep(name = "protobuf", version = "28.3", repo_name = "com_google_protobuf")
 bazel_dep(name = "boringssl", version = "0.0.0-20230215-5c22014")
-bazel_dep(name = "grpc", version = "1.66.0", repo_name = "com_github_grpc_grpc")
+bazel_dep(name = "grpc", version = "1.68.0", repo_name = "com_github_grpc_grpc")
 bazel_dep(name = "nlohmann_json", version = "3.11.3", repo_name = "com_github_nlohmann_json")
 bazel_dep(name = "curl", version = "8.8.0.bcr.1", repo_name = "com_github_curl_curl")
 bazel_dep(name = "crc32c", version = "1.1.0", repo_name = "com_github_google_crc32c")
diff --git a/bazel/workspace0.bzl b/bazel/workspace0.bzl
index 65704f7119fac..766673a27a0c5 100644
--- a/bazel/workspace0.bzl
+++ b/bazel/workspace0.bzl
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ def gl_cpp_workspace0(name = None):
         http_archive,
         name = "com_github_grpc_grpc",
         urls = [
-            "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz",
+            "https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz",
         ],
-        sha256 = "af0638f73e4452e22e295f8b3f452518234254104713a08497f3d3aaa76733ad",
-        strip_prefix = "grpc-1.67.0",
+        sha256 = "86f0f28b75b1562c82b7fc5d436b4f5f5da6cb8d67f59e9fec5f8aa1fe924037",
+        strip_prefix = "grpc-1.68.0",
     )
 
     # We use the cc_proto_library() rule from @com_google_protobuf, which
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-debian-bullseye.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-debian-bullseye.Dockerfile
index 8b6add3213859..c5692a1de647f 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-debian-bullseye.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-debian-bullseye.Dockerfile
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/re2/archive/2024-07-02.tar.gz | \
 
 # ```bash
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-rockylinux-9.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-rockylinux-9.Dockerfile
index 16ac109b38cb8..b467b2e667d59 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-rockylinux-9.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-rockylinux-9.Dockerfile
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/re2/archive/2024-07-02.tar.gz | \
 
 # ```bash
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-focal.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-focal.Dockerfile
index 347d380bf41ff..36108a8d72e7d 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-focal.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-focal.Dockerfile
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/google/re2/archive/2024-07-02.tar.gz | \
 
 # ```bash
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-jammy.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-jammy.Dockerfile
index a67704e5dd56f..96c88226bac3d 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-jammy.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/demo-ubuntu-jammy.Dockerfile
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/archive/v28.3.tar.gz
 
 # ```bash
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
index fe2a6a4cf69a9..3f5719ebbd35b 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cmake.Dockerfile
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/archive/v1.17
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
 RUN dnf makecache && dnf install -y c-ares-devel re2-devel
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
index a1ff2381189ec..e5041bafb0121 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx14.Dockerfile
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/archive/v1.17
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
 RUN dnf makecache && dnf install -y c-ares-devel re2-devel
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=14 \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
index 68976f2b06d76..3135f3ea5bb4b 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/fedora-latest-cxx20.Dockerfile
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/archive/v1.17
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
 RUN dnf makecache && dnf install -y c-ares-devel re2-devel
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=20 \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
index b22ed77e0bef7..a328fd0b117b7 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/gcc-oldest.Dockerfile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/archive/v1.17
     ldconfig && cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
index 79a21b9a547a3..9f29c8b01c087 100644
--- a/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
+++ b/ci/cloudbuild/dockerfiles/ubuntu-20.04-install.Dockerfile
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-cpp/archive/v1.17
     ldconfig && cd /var/tmp && rm -fr build
 
 WORKDIR /var/tmp/build/grpc
-RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+RUN curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/doc/packaging.md b/doc/packaging.md
index fd220b1f21489..9fe4de7bcb6c7 100644
--- a/doc/packaging.md
+++ b/doc/packaging.md
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ Platform proto files. We install it using:
 
 ```bash
 mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/grpc && cd $HOME/Downloads/grpc
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ Platform proto files. We install it using:
 
 ```bash
 mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/grpc && cd $HOME/Downloads/grpc
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ Finally, we build gRPC from source:
 
 ```bash
 mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/grpc && cd $HOME/Downloads/grpc
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ install it using:
 
 ```bash
 mkdir -p $HOME/Downloads/grpc && cd $HOME/Downloads/grpc
-curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.67.0.tar.gz | \
+curl -fsSL https://github.com/grpc/grpc/archive/v1.68.0.tar.gz | \
     tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 && \
     cmake \
         -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 \