diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f1902a0..bf96cfa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -53,3 +53,4 @@ libguestfs-1.5.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.4.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.5.tar.gz
+/libguestfs-1.9.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index fb5e08f..8cc9456 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.9.5
+Version:       1.9.6
 Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 Group:         Development/Libraries
@@ -753,6 +753,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Jan 22 2011 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.9.6-1
+- New upstream version 1.9.6.
+
 * Tue Jan 18 2011 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.9.5-1
 - New upstream version 1.9.5.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 8b3b1fb..31ee3bf 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-af02642fdce9d01a2273844cf06e9d9e  libguestfs-1.9.5.tar.gz
+327febe2db954494292937ccae529f34  libguestfs-1.9.6.tar.gz