diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7d7a830a..508de236 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def show_message(*lines):
 
 setup_args = {
     "name": "rapidfuzz",
-    "version": "3.9.5",
+    "version": "3.9.6",
     "extras_require": {"full": ["numpy"]},
     "url": "https://github.com/rapidfuzz/RapidFuzz",
     "author": "Max Bachmann",
diff --git a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
index 39f11c69..a06b2979 100644
--- a/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rapidfuzz/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 __author__: str = "Max Bachmann"
 __license__: str = "MIT"
-__version__: str = "3.9.5"
+__version__: str = "3.9.6"
 
 from rapidfuzz import distance, fuzz, process, utils