diff --git a/skopt/__init__.py b/skopt/__init__.py
index fce24088..d2a4bc4d 100644
--- a/skopt/__init__.py
+++ b/skopt/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # Dev branch marker is: 'X.Y.dev' or 'X.Y.devN' where N is an integer.
 # 'X.Y.dev0' is the canonical version of 'X.Y.dev'
 #
-__version__ = "0.9.6"
+__version__ = "0.9.7"
 
 if __SKOPT_SETUP__:
     import sys