diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 4bb980169..338224661 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ fwupd Release Notes
 
 1. Write NEWS entries for fwupd in the same format as usual.
 
-git shortlog 0.9.4.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new
+git shortlog 0.9.5.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new
 
-Version 0.9.5
+Version 0.9.6
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 Released: 2017-xx-xx
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ git add ../po/*.po
 2. Commit changes to git:
 
 # MAKE SURE THESE ARE CORRECT
-export release_ver="0.9.5"
+export release_ver="0.9.6"
 
 git commit -a -m "Release fwupd ${release_ver}"
 git tag -s -f -m "Release fwupd ${release_ver}" "${release_ver}"
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ ninja-build dist
 
 3a. Generate the additon verification metadata
 
-sha1sum meson-dist/fwupd-${release_ver}.tar.xz > meson-dist/fwupd-${release_ver}.tar.xz.sha1
-sha256sum meson-dist/fwupd-${release_ver}.tar.xz > meson-dist/fwupd-${release_ver}.tar.xz.sha256
 gpg -b -a meson-dist/fwupd-${release_ver}.tar.xz
 
 4. Upload tarball:
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 075e7e989..91b02cb61 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 project('fwupd', 'c',
-  version : '0.9.5',
+  version : '0.9.6',
   license : 'LGPL-2.1+',
   meson_version : '>=0.37.0'
 )