diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b3c155aa56..e2c2fc814f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+=== release 0.9.6 ===
+
+2005-11-23  Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas at apestaart dot org>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	  releasing 0.9.6, "We'll always have Paris. We got it back last night."
+
 2005-11-23  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
 
 	* gst/gst-types.defs:
@@ -79,8 +86,8 @@
 2005-11-21  Jan Schmidt  <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
 
 	* gst/gst.defs:
-        Rename gst_caps_structure_fixate_* to gst_structure_fixate_*
-        (#322027)
+	  Rename gst_caps_structure_fixate_* to gst_structure_fixate_*
+	  (#322027)
 
 2005-11-21  Edward Hervey  <edward@fluendo.com>
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 326353eb5e..078d08c677 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
-This is GStreamer Python Bindings 0.9.5, "96-bit Audio"
+This is GStreamer Python Bindings 0.9.6,
+"We'll always have Paris. We got it back last night."
+
+Changes since 0.9.5:
+    
+      * added FractionRange
+      * updated for API changes
+
+Bugs fixed since 0.9.5:
+    
+      * 318793 : check whether new date/tag API needs wrapping
+      * 321839 : pipeline hangs in get_state after changing trival pipeline
 
 Changes since 0.9.4:
     
diff --git a/RELEASE b/RELEASE
index 1a628bb87e..91110709f9 100644
--- a/RELEASE
+++ b/RELEASE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-GStreamer: Release notes for GStreamer Python bindings 0.9.5 "96-bit Audio"
+GStreamer: Release notes for GStreamer Python bindings 0.9.6 "We'll always have Paris. We got it back last night."
         
 
 The GStreamer team is petrified to announce a new release
@@ -16,14 +16,13 @@ Features of this release
     
       * Parallel installability with 0.8.x series
       * Threadsafe design and API
-      * Remove mini-object caching, fixes crashes
-      * added gst.TagList
-      * added gst.TIME_ARGS
+      * added FractionRange
+      * updated for API changes
 
 Bugs fixed in this release
     
-      * 306817 : No way to set tags in gst-python
-      * 320357 : element_query_duration not wrapped
+      * 318793 : check whether new date/tag API needs wrapping
+      * 321839 : pipeline hangs in get_state after changing trival pipeline
 
 Download
 
@@ -53,6 +52,8 @@ Applications
   
 Contributors to this release
     
+      * Andy Wingo
       * Edward Hervey
+      * Jan Schmidt
       * Thomas Vander Stichele
  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 638ddaf250..38c82a6c19 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dnl AM_MAINTAINER_MODE only provides the option to configure to enable it
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
                                                                                 
 dnl when going to/from release please set the nano (fourth number) right !
-AS_VERSION(gst-python, PYGST_VERSION, 0, 9, 5, 1,
+AS_VERSION(gst-python, PYGST_VERSION, 0, 9, 6, 0,
     GST_CVS="no", GST_CVS="yes")
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE($PACKAGE, $VERSION)