diff --git a/ivy/_version.py b/ivy/_version.py
index 26e7b6661017..af51d3c5178e 100644
--- a/ivy/_version.py
+++ b/ivy/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.9.5"
+__version__ = "0.0.9.6"