diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index eaf0b49..03fdea9 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "votify"
-version = "1.9.6"
+version = "1.9.7"
 description = "A command-line app for downloading songs, podcasts and videos from Spotify."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = "MIT"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6b3bd82..e96e226 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "votify"
-version = "1.9.5"
+version = "1.9.7"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "async-lru" },
diff --git a/votify/__init__.py b/votify/__init__.py
index 58bdec1..a1078c1 100644
--- a/votify/__init__.py
+++ b/votify/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "1.9.6"
+__version__ = "1.9.7"