diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 4906579..b663733 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ checksum = "05c8b63e8d9609db387f0324918f81d68fe27748f084ef092fb35954d0539a85"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "postil-cli"
-version = "0.9.5"
+version = "0.9.6"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 9ab7fd9..aa48dea 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "postil-cli"
-version = "0.9.5"
+version = "0.9.6"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Postil: a low-noise AI review gate. Silent on clean PRs, hard gate on real risk."
 license = "Apache-2.0"