diff --git a/config-win32.h b/config-win32.h
index d397ad81..4ceeaa5e 100644
--- a/config-win32.h
+++ b/config-win32.h
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 #define USE_IPV6
 #define HAVE_ISO_CODES
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "hexchat"
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.9.5"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.9.6"
 #define HEXCHATLIBDIR ".\\plugins"
 #define HEXCHATSHAREDIR "."
 #define OLD_PERL
 #define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "hexchat"
-#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "hexchat-2.9.5"
+#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "hexchat-2.9.6"
 #ifndef USE_IPV6
 #define socklen_t int
 #endif
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e47cf7e..8f3923bd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
-AC_INIT([HexChat],[2.9.5])
+AC_INIT([HexChat],[2.9.6])
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.60])
 AC_COPYRIGHT([Copyright (C) 1998-2010 Peter Zelezny])
diff --git a/man/hexchat.1 b/man/hexchat.1
index f6894b87..4208238d 100644
--- a/man/hexchat.1
+++ b/man/hexchat.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH HEXCHAT "1" "April 2013" "HexChat 2.9.5" "User Commands"
+.TH HEXCHAT "1" "April 2013" "HexChat 2.9.6" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 HexChat \- IRC Client
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/win32/version.txt b/win32/version.txt
index e3bed5e1..daf077f9 100644
--- a/win32/version.txt
+++ b/win32/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.5
\ No newline at end of file
+2.9.6
\ No newline at end of file