diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 76db9e2b461c57dd621182696ae1fbfe7a021ed8..8bdae7d161ba98b05d58d32341f81bd583c2ef2f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "license": [
         "GPL-2.0-or-later"
     ],
-    "version": "9.5.4",
+    "version": "9.6.0",
     "support": {
     },
     "repositories": [
diff --git a/ext_emconf.php b/ext_emconf.php
index 6b6d68ed871b60a5ca6e7cd6c293db3387361a4a..56fa35a50636376bfb914e14c17b9cdd6bcce5ff 100644
--- a/ext_emconf.php
+++ b/ext_emconf.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $EM_CONF['sg_news'] = [
 	'modify_tables' => '',
 	'clearCacheOnLoad' => 0,
 	'lockType' => '',
-	'version' => '9.5.4',
+	'version' => '9.6.0',
 	'constraints' => [
 		'depends' => [
 			'typo3' => '9.5.0-10.4.99',