diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index edc8eaa172e13f9f914d982e5ba6bf315995fa22..8b77e0cbf867e75d530ea9c9374f046de1061d4d 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.9.5
+current_version = 2.9.6
 commit = True
 tag = True
 tag_name = {new_version}
diff --git a/hbp.yml b/hbp.yml
index b78edb235871697583d37a8c879489eca42a9c09..40b1f460b5a40478858ee188395ca7b44e60bb48 100644
--- a/hbp.yml
+++ b/hbp.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ testing:
     command: ./test.sh
 
 release_management:
-  current_version: 2.9.5
-  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.9.5.zip
-  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.9.5
+  current_version: 2.9.6
+  current_code_release: https://github.com/HBPMedical/portal-backend/archive/2.9.6.zip
+  current_binary_release: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/portal-backend/2.9.6
   release_script: 'publish.sh'
 
 continuous_integration:
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ continuous_integration:
 distribution:
   docker_hub:
     name: hbpmip/portal-backend
-    current_tag: 2.9.5
+    current_tag: 2.9.6
     url: https://hub.docker.com/r/hbpmip/portal-backend/
     badge: https://img.shields.io/badge/docker-hbpmip%2Fportal--backend-008bb8.svg
-    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.9.5
+    command: docker pull hbpmip/portal-backend:2.9.6
 
 planning:
   github:
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40b573715699199a970527def3e62809057547bf..25737e42fa1708e64fd75883c0b8b7a1630457fd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>eu.hbp.mip</groupId>
     <artifactId>portal-backend</artifactId>
-    <version>2.9.5</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
+    <version>2.9.6</version><!-- BUMP_VERSION -->
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>portal-backend</name>