diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13f50adfe2df0..da931d94b3f86 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "d3",
-  "version": "5.9.5",
+  "version": "5.9.6",
   "description": "Data-Driven Documents",
   "keywords": [
     "dom",