diff --git a/holoviews/__init__.py b/holoviews/__init__.py
index a2e037c31d..d56e644f48 100644
--- a/holoviews/__init__.py
+++ b/holoviews/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import numpy as np # noqa (API import)
 import param
 
-__version__ = param.Version(release=(1,9,4), fpath=__file__,
+__version__ = param.Version(release=(1,9,5), fpath=__file__,
                             commit="$Format:%h$", reponame='holoviews')
 
 from .core import archive, config                        # noqa (API import)
diff --git a/meta.yaml b/meta.yaml
index 56f13322c2..ae3fc61cd4 100644
--- a/meta.yaml
+++ b/meta.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package:
   name: holoviews
-  version: 1.9.4
+  version: 1.9.5
 
 source:
   path: .
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6435b2a196..85d6c96902 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 setup_args.update(dict(
     name='holoviews',
-    version="1.9.4",
+    version="1.9.5",
     install_requires=install_requires,
     extras_require=extras_require,
     description='Stop plotting your data - annotate your data and let it visualize itself.',