diff --git a/premailer/__init__.py b/premailer/__init__.py
index 98a52bc..8fc9841 100644
--- a/premailer/__init__.py
+++ b/premailer/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 from .premailer import Premailer, transform
 
-__version__ = '2.9.6'
+__version__ = '2.9.7'