diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 33eac56b..a0cdd289 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  VERSION: 0.9.5
+  VERSION: 0.9.6
   NODE: node20
   REPO_BIN: 'emacs-eask/binaries'
 
diff --git a/Easkfile b/Easkfile
index 1aaba7d7..66178e4d 100644
--- a/Easkfile
+++ b/Easkfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (package "cli"
-         "0.9.5"
+         "0.9.6"
          "A set of command-line tools to build Emacs packages")
 
 (website-url "https://github.com/emacs-eask/cli")
diff --git a/eask b/eask
index 5fbf31b1..13394eb8 100644
--- a/eask
+++ b/eask
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Usage: eask <command> [options..]`;
 
 const epilogue = `For more information, find the manual at https://emacs-eask.github.io/`;
 
-const version = `0.9.5`;
+const version = `0.9.6`;
 
 yargs
   .usage(usage)
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8b7ce044..564b1c21 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@emacs-eask/cli",
-  "version": "0.9.5",
+  "version": "0.9.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@emacs-eask/cli",
-      "version": "0.9.5",
+      "version": "0.9.6",
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "which": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 986a8d8a..4d7f2cbe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@emacs-eask/cli",
-  "version": "0.9.5",
+  "version": "0.9.6",
   "description": "A set of command-line tools to build Emacs packages",
   "main": "eask",
   "scripts": {