diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6942d7d9b5..89bd6740d4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
 
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.14.0 FATAL_ERROR)
-project(unified-runtime VERSION 0.9.5)
+project(unified-runtime VERSION 0.9.6)
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)