diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 77390997..26c15f1d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1.9.6.dev0
+1.9.6
  * #959: Fix an error in the Btrfs hook when a subvolume mounted at "/" is configured in borgmatic's
    source directories.
  * #960: Fix for archives storing relative source directory paths such that they contain the working
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5896fef9..9bb5e34e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "borgmatic"
-version = "1.9.6.dev0"
+version = "1.9.6"
 authors = [
   { name="Dan Helfman", email="witten@torsion.org" },
 ]