diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0f017d0..6422622 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/lorax-templates-rhel-9.0-33.tar.gz
+SOURCES/lorax-templates-rhel-9.6-2.tar.gz
diff --git a/.lorax-templates-almalinux.metadata b/.lorax-templates-almalinux.metadata
index 1e460f7..0b5bc67 100644
--- a/.lorax-templates-almalinux.metadata
+++ b/.lorax-templates-almalinux.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-b570dd409ac7d937f64784c2acaa838fde18d9ff SOURCES/lorax-templates-rhel-9.0-37.tar.gz
+6239d1c55cc29fa49c7fc12385ecfbb6aba9033c SOURCES/lorax-templates-rhel-9.6-2.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/lorax-templates-almalinux.spec b/SPECS/lorax-templates-almalinux.spec
index c31d7cc..6b88659 100644
--- a/SPECS/lorax-templates-almalinux.spec
+++ b/SPECS/lorax-templates-almalinux.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:           lorax-templates-almalinux
-Version:        9.0
-Release:        37%{?dist}
+Version:        9.6
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        AlmaLinux 9 build templates for lorax and livemedia-creator
 
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            https://github.com/weldr/lorax
 BuildArch:      noarch
-Source0:        lorax-templates-rhel-9.0-37.tar.gz
+Source0:        lorax-templates-rhel-9.6-2.tar.gz
 
 # Required for the template branding support
 Requires:       lorax >= 34.9.1
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ cp -a 80-rhel/* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{templatedir}
 %{templatedir}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 21 2025 Eduard Abdullin <alukoshko@almalinux.org> - 9.6-2
+- Update for AlmaLinux 9.6 beta
+
 * Wed Apr 12 2023 Andrew Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org> - 9.0-37
 - Update for AlmaLinux 9.2 beta