diff --git a/d.config b/d.config
index f5a71f677d8..b56d40143bf 100644
--- a/d.config
+++ b/d.config
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ CONFIG_VERSION_HOME_URL=""
 CONFIG_VERSION_HWREV=""
 CONFIG_VERSION_MANUFACTURER=""
 CONFIG_VERSION_MANUFACTURER_URL=""
-CONFIG_VERSION_NUMBER="1.9.5"
+CONFIG_VERSION_NUMBER="1.9.6"
 CONFIG_VERSION_PRODUCT=""
 CONFIG_VERSION_REPO="https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots"
 CONFIG_VERSION_SUPPORT_URL=""