diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 94f36f54..f05b17c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 
+
 3.9.5-rc6
 
     2023-04-07 Release 3.9.5-rc6
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 251b9721..025679c0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def read(fname):
 
 setup(
     name='django-autocomplete-light',
-    version='3.9.6rc1',
+    version='3.9.6',
     description='Fresh autocompletes for Django',
     author='James Pic',
     author_email='jamespic@gmail.com',