diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bf96cfa..6a0ce0f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -54,3 +54,4 @@ libguestfs-1.5.3.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.4.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.5.tar.gz
 /libguestfs-1.9.6.tar.gz
+/libguestfs-1.9.7.tar.gz
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index 5e07f2e..7cfef94 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 Summary:       Access and modify virtual machine disk images
 Name:          libguestfs
 Epoch:         1
-Version:       1.9.6
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Version:       1.9.7
+Release:       1%{?dist}
 License:       LGPLv2+
 Group:         Development/Libraries
 URL:           http://libguestfs.org/
@@ -753,6 +753,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jan 30 2011 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.9.7-1
+- New upstream version 1.9.7.
+
 * Wed Jan 26 2011 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1:1.9.6-2
 - Bump and rebuild.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 31ee3bf..23e05d1 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-327febe2db954494292937ccae529f34  libguestfs-1.9.6.tar.gz
+2159c94473c7174a37d339f19b90f490  libguestfs-1.9.7.tar.gz