diff --git a/lib/mikunyan/version.rb b/lib/mikunyan/version.rb
index ab1dcc3..6692d73 100644
--- a/lib/mikunyan/version.rb
+++ b/lib/mikunyan/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Mikunyan
     # version string
-    VERSION = "3.9.5"
+    VERSION = "3.9.6"
 end