diff --git a/dpkt/__init__.py b/dpkt/__init__.py
index 9567d312..8e1c0804 100644
--- a/dpkt/__init__.py
+++ b/dpkt/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 __author_email__ = ''
 __license__ = 'BSD-3-Clause'
 __url__ = 'https://github.com/kbandla/dpkt'
-__version__ = '1.9.5'
+__version__ = '1.9.6'
 
 from .dpkt import *