diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d3a1c404a..fc78a9c5c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.softinstigate</groupId>
     <artifactId>restheart</artifactId>
-    <version>0.9.6-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.9.6</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Restheart</name>
     <description>