diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a6fc87dcb..cb37baba2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "fedn"
-version = "0.9.5"
+version = "0.9.6b1"
 description = "Scaleout Federated Learning"
 authors = [{ name = "Scaleout Systems AB", email = "contact@scaleoutsystems.com" }]
 readme = "README.rst"