diff --git a/XMTP.podspec b/XMTP.podspec
index 2484f6b6..7e138ee0 100644
--- a/XMTP.podspec
+++ b/XMTP.podspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   #
 
   spec.name         = "XMTP"
-  spec.version      = "0.9.5"
+  spec.version      = "0.9.6"
   spec.summary      = "XMTP SDK Cocoapod"
 
   # This description is used to generate tags and improve search results.