diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index addde78c9bf6..56effc970567 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cypress",
-  "version": "9.6.1",
+  "version": "9.7.0",
   "description": "Cypress.io end to end testing tool",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {