diff --git a/all/pom.xml b/all/pom.xml
index e7dff4f02c..ed451471d7 100644
--- a/all/pom.xml
+++ b/all/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/bundle-cloud/pom.xml b/bundle-cloud/pom.xml
index 2c9d7dbe61..ebf8530909 100644
--- a/bundle-cloud/pom.xml
+++ b/bundle-cloud/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/bundle-onprem/pom.xml b/bundle-onprem/pom.xml
index 61b64faf45..47e7672922 100644
--- a/bundle-onprem/pom.xml
+++ b/bundle-onprem/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/bundle/pom.xml b/bundle/pom.xml
index 85e96cf945..df5afe18a8 100644
--- a/bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/bundle/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/oakpal-checks/pom.xml b/oakpal-checks/pom.xml
index 85f52c7f5b..49bd1edb53 100644
--- a/oakpal-checks/pom.xml
+++ b/oakpal-checks/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 97f98c5c45..eec053e94a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
     <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-    <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>6.9.6</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>ACS AEM Commons - Reactor Project</name>
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <connection>scm:git:git@github.com:Adobe-Consulting-Services/acs-aem-commons.git</connection>
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:Adobe-Consulting-Services/acs-aem-commons.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://github.com/Adobe-Consulting-Services/acs-aem-commons/tree/master</url>
-        <tag>acs-aem-commons-6.9.2</tag>
+        <tag>acs-aem-commons-6.9.6</tag>
     </scm>
 
     <!-- Do not remove developers section - this is required to release to maven central -->
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <!-- affects both m-compiler-p and m-javadoc-p-->
         <maven.compiler.release>8</maven.compiler.release>
         <!-- for reproducible builds (https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-reproducible-builds.html), automatically adjusted during release -->
-        <project.build.outputTimestamp>1731000321</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+        <project.build.outputTimestamp>1732133917</project.build.outputTimestamp>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/ui.apps/pom.xml b/ui.apps/pom.xml
index 6f8758919a..4178f4cba8 100644
--- a/ui.apps/pom.xml
+++ b/ui.apps/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/ui.config/pom.xml b/ui.config/pom.xml
index 29aa462a03..a73d374e30 100644
--- a/ui.config/pom.xml
+++ b/ui.config/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->
diff --git a/ui.content/pom.xml b/ui.content/pom.xml
index b142a92525..5098ca5d00 100644
--- a/ui.content/pom.xml
+++ b/ui.content/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.adobe.acs</groupId>
         <artifactId>acs-aem-commons</artifactId>
-        <version>6.9.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>6.9.6</version>
     </parent>
 
     <!-- ====================================================================== -->