diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 74f5b6f..acd9956 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+nginx (1.9.6-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * 1.9.6
+
+ -- Sergey Budnevitch <sb@nginx.com>  Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:57:00 +0300
+
 nginx (1.9.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * 1.9.5
diff --git a/rpm/SPECS/nginx.spec b/rpm/SPECS/nginx.spec
index 553bc08..5f89da2 100644
--- a/rpm/SPECS/nginx.spec
+++ b/rpm/SPECS/nginx.spec
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 Summary: High performance web server
 Name: nginx
-Version: 1.9.5
+Version: 1.9.6
 Release: 1%{?dist}.ngx
 Vendor: nginx inc.
 URL: http://nginx.org/
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 27 2015 Sergey Budnevitch <sb@nginx.com>
+- 1.9.6
+
 * Tue Sep 22 2015 Andrei Belov <defan@nginx.com>
 - 1.9.5
 - http_spdy module replaced with http_v2 module