diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1e3dce61..8949e972 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 2.9.7 (2023-02-27)
+- [UPGRADED] `@ibm-cloud/cloudant` dependency to version `0.4.1`.
+- [UPGRADED] `ibm-cloud-sdk-core` peerDependency to version `4.0.3`.
+
 # 2.9.6 (2023-01-06)
 - [FIXED] HTTP client dependency issue that masked backup errors when server connection was dropped.
 - [FIXED] Discard temporary file descriptor for backup.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e20454b7..00e0c9b8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cloudant/couchbackup",
-  "version": "2.9.7-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "2.9.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 18974424..3fb7d7fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cloudant/couchbackup",
-  "version": "2.9.7-SNAPSHOT",
+  "version": "2.9.7",
   "description": "CouchBackup - command-line backup utility for Cloudant/CouchDB",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/cloudant/couchbackup",
   "repository": "https://github.com/cloudant/couchbackup.git",