diff --git a/ivy/_version.py b/ivy/_version.py
index af51d3c5178e6..d526f5d53d341 100644
--- a/ivy/_version.py
+++ b/ivy/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.9.6"
+__version__ = "0.0.9.7"