diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index fe5f606..98172b8 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 2.9.6
+current_version = 2.9.7
 commit = True
 tag = True
 files = DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index d073738..af932bb 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: decoupleR
 Title: decoupleR: Ensemble of computational methods to infer biological activities from omics data
-Version: 2.9.6
+Version: 2.9.7
 Authors@R:
     c(person(given = "Pau",
              family = "Badia-i-Mompel",