diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8154d70f9..e9f9e6993c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "json-joy",
-  "version": "9.5.0",
+  "version": "9.6.0",
   "description": "",
   "author": {
     "name": "streamich",