diff --git a/gotr/manifest.ini b/gotr/manifest.ini
index ca5993588f4b86286b879482fd7509cf4b0048ea..54787399f78c520dac7073468d5bcabbd0faa4b2 100644
--- a/gotr/manifest.ini
+++ b/gotr/manifest.ini
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [info]
 name: Off-The-Record Encryption
 short_name: gotr
-version: 1.9.6
+version: 1.9.7
 description: Provide OTR encryption. Read <a href="https://github.com/python-otr/gajim-otr/wiki">https://github.com/python-otr/gajim-otr/wiki</a> before use.
 authors: Kjell Braden <afflux.gajim@pentabarf.de>
 homepage: http://gajim-otr.pentabarf.de