diff --git a/lib/maven.rb b/lib/maven.rb
index 62dba26..90e8d25 100644
--- a/lib/maven.rb
+++ b/lib/maven.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Maven
 
-  VERSION = '3.8.10.dev'.freeze
+  VERSION = '3.9.6'.freeze
 
   def self.exec( *args )
     if args.member?( '-Dverbose=true' ) || args.member?( '-Dverbose' ) || args.member?( '-X' )