diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d1536c9b..a5fdab4f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.67 for znc 0.096.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.67 for znc 0.097.
 #
 #
 # Copyright (C) 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,
@@ -548,8 +548,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='znc'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='znc'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='0.096'
-PACKAGE_STRING='znc 0.096'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='0.097'
+PACKAGE_STRING='znc 0.097'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures znc 0.096 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures znc 0.097 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of znc 0.096:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of znc 0.097:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-znc configure 0.096
+znc configure 0.097
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.67
 
 Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by znc $as_me 0.096, which was
+It was created by znc $as_me 0.097, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.67.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -4628,7 +4628,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by znc $as_me 0.096, which was
+This file was extended by znc $as_me 0.097, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.67.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -4681,7 +4681,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-znc config.status 0.096
+znc config.status 0.097
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.67,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
@@ -5252,7 +5252,7 @@ fi
 
 
 echo
-echo znc 0.096 configured
+echo znc 0.097 configured
 echo
 echo "prefix:       $prefix"
 echo "debug:        $DEBUG"
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index df002d49..434faea5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Keep the version number in sync with main.h!
-AC_INIT([znc], [0.096])
+AC_INIT([znc], [0.097])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([znc.cpp])
 AC_LANG([C++])
 
diff --git a/main.h b/main.h
index 669153b1..76f516dd 100644
--- a/main.h
+++ b/main.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 // The following defines are for #if comparison (preprocessor only likes ints)
 #define VERSION_MAJOR  0
-#define VERSION_MINOR  96
+#define VERSION_MINOR  97
 // This one is for display purpose
 #define VERSION        (VERSION_MAJOR + VERSION_MINOR / 1000.0)