diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 692a92f9e7..22cb51c15b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include(DetermineVersion)
 
 # Set up our version.
 set(AvogadroLibs_VERSION_MAJOR   "1")
-set(AvogadroLibs_VERSION_MINOR   "96")
+set(AvogadroLibs_VERSION_MINOR   "97")
 set(AvogadroLibs_VERSION_PATCH   "0")
 set(AvogadroLibs_VERSION
   "${AvogadroLibs_VERSION_MAJOR}.${AvogadroLibs_VERSION_MINOR}.${AvogadroLibs_VERSION_PATCH}")