diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9ad59a05..0095b20a 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-23.9.5
+23.9.6
diff --git a/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/include/consts.sh b/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/include/consts.sh
index ba8ab733..4f2e6989 100755
--- a/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/include/consts.sh
+++ b/files/board/arpl/overlayfs/opt/arpl/include/consts.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARPL_VERSION="23.9.5"
+ARPL_VERSION="23.9.6"
 ARPL_TITLE="ARPL-i18n v${ARPL_VERSION}"
 
 # Define paths
diff --git a/files/board/arpl/p1/ARPL-VERSION b/files/board/arpl/p1/ARPL-VERSION
index 9ad59a05..0095b20a 100644
--- a/files/board/arpl/p1/ARPL-VERSION
+++ b/files/board/arpl/p1/ARPL-VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-23.9.5
+23.9.6