diff --git a/easy-digital-downloads.php b/easy-digital-downloads.php
index 8b2cbb91af5..b099880e7a4 100755
--- a/easy-digital-downloads.php
+++ b/easy-digital-downloads.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description: Serve Digital Downloads Through WordPress
  * Author: Pippin Williamson
  * Author URI: http://pippinsplugins.com
- * Version: 1.9.6
+ * Version: 1.9.7
  * Text Domain: edd
  * Domain Path: languages
  *
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * @package EDD
  * @category Core
  * @author Pippin Williamson
- * @version 1.9.6
+ * @version 1.9.7
  */
 
 // Exit if accessed directly
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ private function setup_constants() {
 		
 		// Plugin version
 		if ( ! defined( 'EDD_VERSION' ) ) {
-			define( 'EDD_VERSION', '1.9.6' );
+			define( 'EDD_VERSION', '1.9.7' );
 		}
 
 		// Plugin Folder Path
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 6f3c0534d91..862cbfd43d6 100755
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Tags: download, downloads, e-store, eshop, digital downloads, e-downloads, ecomm
 Requires at least: 3.7
 Tested up to: 3.9
 
-Stable Tag: 1.9.6
+Stable Tag: 1.9.7
 
 License: GNU Version 2 or Any Later Version
 
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Easy Digital Downloads as been translated into the following languages:
 14. Japanese
 15. Farsi
 16. Finnish
+16. Hebrew
 
 Would you like to help translate the plugin into more languages? [Join our WP-Translations Community](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/easy-digital-downloads/).
 
@@ -187,6 +188,18 @@ Yes, through the addition of one or more of the add-on payment gateways, you can
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 1.9.7: March 4, 2014 =
+
+* Fix: Problem with prices losing the decimal places
+* Fix: Issue with file URL being obscured in the file URL field
+* Fix: Currency sign added to monthly estimated sale count
+* Fix: Not all payment statuses taken into account  for payment counts
+
+* Tweak: Allow get_germs() arguments to be filtered in categories / tags widget
+* Tweak: Add arguments to purchase link filter
+
+* New: Added Hebrew translation
+
 = 1.9.6: February 26, 2014 =
 
 * Fix: Purchase stats not undone when changing a payment from Revoked to Refunded