diff --git a/.version b/.version
index 85b7c69..c81aa44 100644
--- a/.version
+++ b/.version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.6
+0.9.7
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ed137c..d5ac04e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $ ./phylociraptor
  / .___/_/ /_/\__, /_/\____/\___/_/_/   \__,_/ .___/\__/\____/_/     
 /_/          /____/                         /_/                      
 
-	  the rapid phylogenomic tree calculator, ver.0.9.0
+	  the rapid phylogenomic tree calculator, ver.0.9.7
 
 
 Usage: phylociraptor <command> <arguments>