diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.9.5
+2.9.6
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
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--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,30 @@
 Changelog
 ---------
 
-2.9.5
+2.9.6
 ^^^^^
 
-Friday December 3 2021
+Thursday January 27 2022
 
 ## What's Changed
 
+* [JUJU-320] Unit public address by @SimonRichardson in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/600
+* [JUJU-244] Add attach-resource by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/601
+* [JUJU-140] Model.wait_for_idle -- for apps with no units yet by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/575
+* [JUJU-367] Improve `get_charm_series` to check the model for series for a local charm by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/607
+* [JUJU-366] Utility for connecting directly to existing connection by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/605
+* Use public-address key instead of public_address by @wolsen in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/610
+* [JUJU-376] `wait_for_idle` to support scale down by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/613
+* [JUJU-378] Utility for block_until-ing with a custom coroutine by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/614
+* Fallback to 'local-fan' by @dparv in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/612
+* Minor comments on docs for block_until related functions. by @juanmanuel-tirado in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/617
+* Additional checks in print status. by @juanmanuel-tirado in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/622
+
+2.9.5
+^^^^^
+
+Friday December 3 2021
+
 * remove the event loop arguments by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/560
 * add debug-log by @cderici in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/562
 * Model status by @juanmanuel-tirado in https://github.com/juju/python-libjuju/pull/563