diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5b06c2d7a8..0f05bde90c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ allprojects {
     apply plugin: 'signing'
 
     group = 'org.jpos'
-    version = '1.9.5-SNAPSHOT'
+    version = '1.9.6'
     [ compileJava, compileTestJava, javadoc ]*.options*.encoding = 'UTF-8'
     def isSnapshot = version.contains("SNAPSHOT")
     def mavenCentralRepo = isSnapshot ?