diff --git a/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py b/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py
index a4f8693..4c3e058 100644
--- a/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py
+++ b/Interlace/lib/core/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.9.5'
+__version__ = '1.9.6'