diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 85b7c695b805b3d4efe1214d858c5dbe7c18ef2c..c81aa44afbfcb4d1955b55e5276991aae023f039 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.6
+0.9.7