diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c27d8c58..6c86a76a 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.63])
-AC_INIT([margo], [0.9.5], [],[],[])
+AC_INIT([margo], [0.9.6], [],[],[])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 LT_INIT