diff --git a/vip_hci/__init__.py b/vip_hci/__init__.py
index a93b6b5b..13862e5d 100644
--- a/vip_hci/__init__.py
+++ b/vip_hci/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from .hci_postproc import *
 from .vip_ds9 import *
 
-__version__ = "0.9.6"
+__version__ = "0.9.7"