diff --git a/lib/version.py b/lib/version.py
index 0e0ab815b..c0b5de116 100644
--- a/lib/version.py
+++ b/lib/version.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-ELECTRUM_VERSION = "1.9.5"  # version of the client package
+ELECTRUM_VERSION = "1.9.6"  # version of the client package
 PROTOCOL_VERSION = '0.6'    # protocol version requested
-SEED_VERSION     = 6        # bump this every time the seed generation is modified
+SEED_VERSION     = 4        # bump this every time the seed generation is modified
 SEED_PREFIX      = '01'     # the hash of the mnemonic seed must begin with this