diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b0bb87854..85b7c695b 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.5
+0.9.6
diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 4001e7720..551f8a03c 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
 )
 
-var version = "0.9.5-dev (compiled manually)"
+var version = "0.9.6"
 
 // TimeFormat is the format used for all timestamps printed by restic.
 const TimeFormat = "2006-01-02 15:04:05"