diff --git a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
index 158c7472933624f9c336319cc85f9d2fc2bb6e82..7bc1c40470fdc8cb60638a6cd9ce846d585caf2b 100644
--- a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.5
+1.9.6
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index 54504d983027a9f5ad9c40b13c3d3a37fd37358d..1b5139e8bb9e791244065725dc766873d3d4ec8f 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ GitLab Shell is an ssh access and repository management software developed speci
     cd /home/git/gitlab
 
     # Run the installation task for gitlab-shell (replace `REDIS_URL` if needed):
-    sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:shell:install[v1.9.5] REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379 RAILS_ENV=production
+    sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:shell:install[v1.9.6] REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379 RAILS_ENV=production
 
     # By default, the gitlab-shell config is generated from your main gitlab config.
     #