diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index a2fe110..13b0806 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = aurutils
 	pkgdesc = helper tools for the arch user repository
-	pkgver = 9.5
+	pkgver = 9.6
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/AladW/aurutils
 	install = aurutils.install
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pkgbase = aurutils
 	optdepends = devtools: aur-chroot
 	optdepends = vifm: default pager
 	optdepends = ninja: aur-sync ninja support
-	source = aurutils-9.5.tar.gz::https://github.com/AladW/aurutils/archive/refs/tags/9.5.tar.gz
-	sha256sums = fa748cc8babd3f1e5ddfcc48633ebc51ad8c2120024e74f430e89b618f539e53
+	source = aurutils-9.6.tar.gz::https://github.com/AladW/aurutils/archive/refs/tags/9.6.tar.gz
+	sha256sums = 825d6ab3d66faf84ee3856e677de138dcdb3af2a5c38164f69601ee0a4e96954
 
 pkgname = aurutils
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 1a8ddf6..1068f4e 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Alad Wenter <https://github.com/AladW>
 # Co-Maintainer: Cedric Girard <cgirard [dot] archlinux [at] valinor [dot] fr>
 pkgname=aurutils
-pkgver=9.5
+pkgver=9.6
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='helper tools for the arch user repository'
 url='https://github.com/AladW/aurutils'
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ license=('custom:ISC')
 source=("$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.gz::$url/archive/refs/tags/$pkgver.tar.gz")
 changelog=aurutils.changelog
 install=aurutils.install
-sha256sums=('fa748cc8babd3f1e5ddfcc48633ebc51ad8c2120024e74f430e89b618f539e53')
+sha256sums=('825d6ab3d66faf84ee3856e677de138dcdb3af2a5c38164f69601ee0a4e96954')
 depends=('git' 'jq' 'pacutils' 'curl' 'expect')
 optdepends=('bash-completion: bash completion'
             'zsh: zsh completion'
diff --git a/aurutils.changelog b/aurutils.changelog
index f46d654..cd67d00 100644
--- a/aurutils.changelog
+++ b/aurutils.changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+## 9.6
+
+* `aur-pkglist`
+  + add `AUR_METADEST` (directory where metadata archives are stored)
+  + add `--quiet`
+
+* `aur-fetch`
+  + write `git-merge` to `results_file` if the command is run
+
 ## 9.5
 
 * `aur-build`