diff --git a/database_updates.php b/database_updates.php
index cf7ff1ed..2195c3ee 100644
--- a/database_updates.php
+++ b/database_updates.php
@@ -2303,10 +2303,28 @@ if (LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION > CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION) {
         mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.6.8'");
     }
 
-    // if (CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '1.6.8') {
-    //     // Insert queries here required to update to DB version 1.6.9
+     if (CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '1.6.8') {
+        
+        // Create New Vendor Templates Table this eventual be used to seperate templates out of the vendors table
+        mysqli_query($mysqli, "CREATE TABLE `vendor_templates` (`vendor_template_id` int(11) AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
+            `vendor_template_name` varchar(200) NOT NULL,
+            `vendor_template_description` varchar(200) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+            `vendor_template_phone` varchar(200) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+            `vendor_template_email` varchar(200) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+            `vendor_template_website` varchar(200) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+            `vendor_template_hours` varchar(200) NULL DEFAULT NULL,
+            `vendor_template_created_at` datetime DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+            `vendor_template_updated_at` datetime NULL ON UPDATE CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+            `vendor_template_archived_at` datetime NULL DEFAULT NULL
+        )");
+
+        mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.6.9'");
+    }
+
+    // if (CURRENT_DATABASE_VERSION == '1.6.9') {
+    //     // Insert queries here required to update to DB version 1.7.0
     //     // Then, update the database to the next sequential version
-    //     mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.6.9'");
+    //     mysqli_query($mysqli, "UPDATE `settings` SET `config_current_database_version` = '1.7.0'");
     // }
 
 } else {
diff --git a/database_version.php b/database_version.php
index c41d689f..88d9aea1 100644
--- a/database_version.php
+++ b/database_version.php
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
  * It is used in conjunction with database_updates.php
  */
 
-DEFINE("LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION", "1.6.8");
+DEFINE("LATEST_DATABASE_VERSION", "1.6.9");
diff --git a/db.sql b/db.sql
index 4651600e..139b9fd5 100644
--- a/db.sql
+++ b/db.sql
@@ -2221,6 +2221,28 @@ CREATE TABLE `vendor_logins` (
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb3 COLLATE=utf8mb3_general_ci;
 /*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
 
+--
+-- Table structure for table `vendor_templates`
+--
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS `vendor_templates`;
+/*!40101 SET @saved_cs_client     = @@character_set_client */;
+/*!40101 SET character_set_client = utf8 */;
+CREATE TABLE `vendor_templates` (
+  `vendor_template_id` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `vendor_template_name` varchar(200) NOT NULL,
+  `vendor_template_description` varchar(200) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `vendor_template_phone` varchar(200) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `vendor_template_email` varchar(200) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `vendor_template_website` varchar(200) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `vendor_template_hours` varchar(200) DEFAULT NULL,
+  `vendor_template_created_at` datetime DEFAULT current_timestamp(),
+  `vendor_template_updated_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL ON UPDATE current_timestamp(),
+  `vendor_template_archived_at` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
+  PRIMARY KEY (`vendor_template_id`)
+) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 COLLATE=utf8mb4_general_ci;
+/*!40101 SET character_set_client = @saved_cs_client */;
+
 --
 -- Table structure for table `vendors`
 --
@@ -2262,4 +2284,4 @@ CREATE TABLE `vendors` (
 /*!40101 SET COLLATION_CONNECTION=@OLD_COLLATION_CONNECTION */;
 /*!40111 SET SQL_NOTES=@OLD_SQL_NOTES */;
 
--- Dump completed on 2024-11-24 15:03:10
+-- Dump completed on 2024-12-07 15:37:47