diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 393780b..04b2006 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 CHANGES
 =======
 
-0.9.6
+0.9.7
 -----
 
-* RELEASE 0.9.6 version
-* Use install\_requires instead of requires-dist
+* RELEASE 0.9.7 version
+* Add a metric to capture the return code of the check
 
-0.9.5
+0.9.6
 -----
 
+* RELEASE 0.9.6 version
+* Use install\_requires instead of requires-dist
 * RELEASE 0.9.5 version
 * Restore setup.cfg and setup.py
 * Require setuptools 61+ for [project] metadata
diff --git a/anycast_healthchecker/__init__.py b/anycast_healthchecker/__init__.py
index de5366b..ffc324c 100644
--- a/anycast_healthchecker/__init__.py
+++ b/anycast_healthchecker/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 __title__ = 'anycast_healthchecker'
 __author__ = 'Pavlos Parissis'
 __license__ = 'Apache 2.0'
-__version__ = '0.9.6'
+__version__ = '0.9.7'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2015-2023 Pavlos Parissis'
 
 PROGRAM_NAME = __title__.replace('_', '-')