diff --git a/core/__init__.py b/core/__init__.py
index 1325210..cdb0fbf 100644
--- a/core/__init__.py
+++ b/core/__init__.py
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 from . import constants as constants
 from .bot import Substiify as Substiify
 
-__version__ = "0.96"
+__version__ = "0.97"
 __author__ = "jackra1n"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2bdce74..8501c29 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "substiify"
-version = "0.96"
+version = "0.97"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [