diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 88adba1..766d113 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ author = 'The openNDS Contributors'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '9.7.0beta'
+version = '9.7.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '9.7.0beta'
+release = '9.7.0'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/linux_openwrt/opennds/Makefile b/linux_openwrt/opennds/Makefile
index a79277e..7e7770a 100644
--- a/linux_openwrt/opennds/Makefile
+++ b/linux_openwrt/opennds/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=opennds
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
-PKG_VERSION:=9.6.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=9.7.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/opennds/opennds/tar.gz/v$(PKG_VERSION)?
 PKG_SOURCE:=opennds-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
diff --git a/notes/release_todos b/notes/release_todos
index 780fd0a..4cdea66 100644
--- a/notes/release_todos
+++ b/notes/release_todos
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ When ready to do a release, do the following:
 12. Commit and Push to origin
 13. Github - Create Pull Request and Merge to master
 14. Github proceed to "Draft New Release"
-15. Github tag release as eg. v9.6.0 (remembering the leading "v"")
-	(or use git tag -a v9.6.0 -m "opennds release 9.6.0 " and git push --tags.)
+15. Github tag release as eg. v9.7.0 (remembering the leading "v"")
+	(or use git tag -a v9.7.0 -m "opennds release 9.6.0 " and git push --tags.)
 16. In your local repository, make a new branch called "stable"
 17. Push branch "stable" to origin, overwriting the existing "stable".
 	Note:Branch stable is the source for the readthedocs stable documentation at https://openndsdocs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
-18. In Master, set version to eg -beta eg 9.6.1-beta in conf.h, conf.py, openwrt/Makefile
+18. In Master, set version to eg -beta eg 9.7.1-beta in conf.h, conf.py, openwrt/Makefile
diff --git a/src/conf.h b/src/conf.h
index d2af2fb..22e7a76 100644
--- a/src/conf.h
+++ b/src/conf.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #ifndef _CONF_H_
 #define _CONF_H_
 
-#define VERSION "9.7.0beta"
+#define VERSION "9.7.0"
 
 /*
  * Defines how many times should we try detecting the interface with the default route (in seconds).