diff --git a/vlc-android/AndroidManifest.xml b/vlc-android/AndroidManifest.xml
index 850c4f272a8669f7383d203213206c2d7cc3397a..b81c2b7ce6ee6f607ee16114bdd16caa4da3aca4 100644
--- a/vlc-android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/vlc-android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     package="org.videolan.vlc"
     android:installLocation="auto"
-    android:versionCode="01090600"
-    android:versionName="1.9.6">
+    android:versionCode="01090700"
+    android:versionName="1.9.7">
     <!--
          versionCode scheme is T M NN RR AA
          T: Target/Flavour (1 for Android, 2 for Chrome?)