diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 17f5729bf..d5fe5dd74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Change Log
 ==========
 
+Version 0.9.9.6
+---------------
+- Fixed problems related to variable speed playback
+- Fixed automatic feed update problems
+- Several other bugfixes and improvements
+
 Version 0.9.9.5
 ---------------
 * Added support for paged feeds
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 44eee8539..50d1d2874 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="de.danoeh.antennapod"
-    android:versionCode="42"
-    android:versionName="0.9.9.5">
+    android:versionCode="43"
+    android:versionName="0.9.9.6">
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/about.html b/app/src/main/assets/about.html
index 081799a98..172b49aab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/about.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/about.html
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 <div id="header" align="center">
     <img src="logo.png" alt="Logo" width="100px" height="100px"/>
 
-    <p>AntennaPod, Version 0.9.9.5</p>
+    <p>AntennaPod, Version 0.9.9.6</p>
 
     <p>Copyright © 2014 Daniel Oeh</p>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/ClientConfigurator.java b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/ClientConfigurator.java
index de2cb5ffb..8941a5d71 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/ClientConfigurator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/config/ClientConfigurator.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.ClientConfig;
 public class ClientConfigurator {
 
     static {
-        ClientConfig.USER_AGENT = "AntennaPod/0.9.9.5";
+        ClientConfig.USER_AGENT = "AntennaPod/0.9.9.6";
         ClientConfig.applicationCallbacks = new ApplicationCallbacksImpl();
         ClientConfig.downloadServiceCallbacks = new DownloadServiceCallbacksImpl();
         ClientConfig.gpodnetCallbacks = new GpodnetCallbacksImpl();