diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index b0bb878545dc6dc410a02b0df8b7ea9fd5705960..85b7c695b805b3d4efe1214d858c5dbe7c18ef2c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.5
+0.9.6