diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c75f47daf8..51ee4d60cd 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 #  $Id$
 #
 
-RTEMS Version 4.9.5
+RTEMS Version 4.9.6
diff --git a/aclocal/version.m4 b/aclocal/version.m4
index e213a8f89f..4e42cd3ba9 100644
--- a/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.5]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.6]))
 
 m4_define([RTEMS_API],[4.9])
diff --git a/c/src/aclocal/version.m4 b/c/src/aclocal/version.m4
index e213a8f89f..4e42cd3ba9 100644
--- a/c/src/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/c/src/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.5]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.6]))
 
 m4_define([RTEMS_API],[4.9])
diff --git a/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4 b/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4
index e213a8f89f..4e42cd3ba9 100644
--- a/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/cpukit/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.5]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.6]))
 
 m4_define([RTEMS_API],[4.9])
diff --git a/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4 b/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4
index e213a8f89f..4e42cd3ba9 100644
--- a/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4
+++ b/testsuites/aclocal/version.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 AC_DEFUN([RTEMS_VERSIONING],
-m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.5]))
+m4_define([_RTEMS_VERSION],[4.9.6]))
 
 m4_define([RTEMS_API],[4.9])