diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 85b7c695..c6989407 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.9.6
+0.9.6.1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f506fac6..417b6bec 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+davical (0.9.6.1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix LOCK timeout handling.
+  * Handle match on calendar-home-set in principal-property-search REPORT.
+
+ -- Andrew McMillan <debian@mcmillan.net.nz>  Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:17:12 +1300
+
 davical (0.9.6) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Corect debian/control dependencies.
diff --git a/inc/always.php b/inc/always.php
index 4ba8fb9e..298f10e0 100644
--- a/inc/always.php
+++ b/inc/always.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ awl_set_locale($c->default_locale);
 *
 */
 $c->code_version = 0;
-$c->version_string = '0.9.6'; // The actual version # is replaced into that during the build /release process
+$c->version_string = '0.9.6.1'; // The actual version # is replaced into that during the build /release process
 if ( isset($c->version_string) && preg_match( '/(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(.*)/', $c->version_string, $matches) ) {
   $c->code_major = $matches[1];
   $c->code_minor = $matches[2];