diff --git a/version/VERSION b/version/VERSION
index 6ecac6812..7bc1c4047 100644
--- a/version/VERSION
+++ b/version/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.5
\ No newline at end of file
+1.9.6
diff --git a/version/version.go b/version/version.go
index f1c3ddc59..7924607b1 100644
--- a/version/version.go
+++ b/version/version.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ var (
 	// A pre-release marker for the version can also be specified (e.g -dev). If this is omitted
 	// The main version number that is being run at the moment.
 
-	Version = "1.9.5"
+	Version = "1.9.6"
 
 	// A pre-release marker for the version. If this is "" (empty string)
 	// then it means that it is a final release. Otherwise, this is a pre-release
 	// such as "dev" (in development), "beta", "rc1", etc.
 
-	VersionPrerelease = ""
+	VersionPrerelease = "dev"
 
 	VersionMetadata = ""
 )