diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7cf98e1d09..f5dd09e4ba 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1998-10-06  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
+
+	* version.h (VERSION): Bump to 2.0.97.
+
 1998-10-05  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@arthur.rhein-neckar.de>
 
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/bits/socket.h (__cmsg_nxthdr): Use __P
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 99b07c1693..b54b5a8188 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /* This file just defines the current version number of libc.  */
 
 #define RELEASE "experimental"
-#define VERSION "2.0.96"
+#define VERSION "2.0.97"