diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eea61a514..83646a2e1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Next version (Unreleased)
+## 1.9.7 (July 7, 2017)
 
 FEATURES:
 
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ccc619020..fee0a2788 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.7.dev
+1.9.7