diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 2efe6c35..5a806f74 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ History
 =======
 
 ******************
-0.9.6 (unreleased)
+0.9.6 (2018-05-02)
 ******************
 
 * Fixed string representation when model has no language
diff --git a/djangocms_blog/__init__.py b/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
index 2486b62c..3f7d4b96 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
+++ b/djangocms_blog/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 
 __author__ = 'Iacopo Spalletti'
 __email__ = 'i.spalletti@nephila.it'
-__version__ = '1.0.0.dev4'
+__version__ = '0.9.6'
 
 default_app_config = 'djangocms_blog.apps.BlogAppConfig'