diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4c2505700d..23572e2de4 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+	--- 9.9.6 released ---
+
 3950.	[port]		Changed the bin/python Makefile to work around a
 			bmake bug in FreeBSD 10 and NetBSD 6. [RT #36993]
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/api b/lib/dns/api
index 38bb8eb7d7..6c37c686ae 100644
--- a/lib/dns/api
+++ b/lib/dns/api
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 # 9.9: 90-109
 # 9.9-sub: 130-139
 LIBINTERFACE = 104
-LIBREVISION = 2
+LIBREVISION = 3
 LIBAGE = 0
diff --git a/version b/version
index b8cdd3a28d..a077730b26 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ DESCRIPTION="(Extended Support Version)"
 MAJORVER=9
 MINORVER=9
 PATCHVER=6
-RELEASETYPE=rc
-RELEASEVER=2
+RELEASETYPE=
+RELEASEVER=
 EXTENSIONS=