diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 22b7a558..db6e899b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.5.2)
 
-project (Beast VERSION 96)
+project (Beast VERSION 97)
 
 set_property (GLOBAL PROPERTY USE_FOLDERS ON)
 option (Beast_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
diff --git a/include/boost/beast/version.hpp b/include/boost/beast/version.hpp
index 9e5080b8..1f0fcd93 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/version.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/version.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     This is a simple integer that is incremented by one every
     time a set of code changes is merged to the develop branch.
 */
-#define BOOST_BEAST_VERSION 96
+#define BOOST_BEAST_VERSION 97
 
 #define BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING "Boost.Beast/" BOOST_STRINGIZE(BOOST_BEAST_VERSION)