1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index f0d8c1a..a81b37b 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import sys
 import time
 
 project = 'scons'
-default_version = '0.96.96'
+default_version = '0.97'
 copyright = "Copyright (c) %s The SCons Foundation" % copyright_years
 
 SConsignFile()