diff --git a/app/android/app/build.gradle b/app/android/app/build.gradle
index 785aad2c0..1a48e3acf 100644
--- a/app/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ android {
         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode 121
-        versionName "2.9.5"
+        versionName "2.9.6"
         manifestPlaceholders = [appAuthRedirectScheme: 'com.proofofpassportapp']
         externalNativeBuild {
             cmake {
diff --git a/app/ios/OpenPassport/Info.plist b/app/ios/OpenPassport/Info.plist
index 7f6be5f93..dacac12f0 100644
--- a/app/ios/OpenPassport/Info.plist
+++ b/app/ios/OpenPassport/Info.plist
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>2.9.5</string>
+	<string>2.9.6</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
diff --git a/app/ios/Self.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/app/ios/Self.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 01292b9e8..b8bc576bc 100644
--- a/app/ios/Self.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/app/ios/Self.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/MoproKit/Libs",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.9.5;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.9.6;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-ObjC",
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)",
 					"$(PROJECT_DIR)/MoproKit/Libs",
 				);
-				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.9.5;
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 2.9.6;
 				OTHER_LDFLAGS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"-ObjC",
diff --git a/app/version.json b/app/version.json
index 186c0f80a..0619495d8 100644
--- a/app/version.json
+++ b/app/version.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "ios": {
-    "build": 196,
-    "lastDeployed": "2025-12-22T19:50:28.342Z"
+    "build": 197,
+    "lastDeployed": "2025-12-25T18:27:37.342Z"
   },
   "android": {
     "build": 127,