diff --git a/barker/barker/__version__.py b/barker/barker/__version__.py
index c52bf716..ace4f121 100644
--- a/barker/barker/__version__.py
+++ b/barker/barker/__version__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "9.6.0"
+__version__ = "9.7.0"
diff --git a/bookie/package.json b/bookie/package.json
index 310c73ef..afe54abf 100644
--- a/bookie/package.json
+++ b/bookie/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bookie",
-  "version": "9.6.0",
+  "version": "9.7.0",
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
diff --git a/bookie/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/bookie/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index d5308d86..00ff1a33 100644
--- a/bookie/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/bookie/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export const environment = {
   production: true,
   ACCESS_TOKEN_REFRESH_MINUTES: 10, // refresh token 10 minutes before expiry
-  version: '9.6.0',
+  version: '9.7.0',
 };
diff --git a/bookie/src/environments/environment.ts b/bookie/src/environments/environment.ts
index d5b4bcb0..e7e434ae 100644
--- a/bookie/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/bookie/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 export const environment = {
   production: false,
   ACCESS_TOKEN_REFRESH_MINUTES: 10, // refresh token 10 minutes before expiry
-  version: '9.6.0',
+  version: '9.7.0',
 };
 
 /*