diff --git a/README b/README
index c5a98a45374cc1cf5cb23d7647db1408942042af..ca60f16f615b8d4fb287f5a6c10753f3fdb5fe61 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
- OpenSSL 0.9.5a  1 Apr 2000
+ OpenSSL 0.9.6-beta1 11 Sep 2000
 
  Copyright (c) 1998-2000 The OpenSSL Project
  Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
diff --git a/crypto/opensslv.h b/crypto/opensslv.h
index 90b0fe2c02b7300128f7a2998897a03308191031..ee92e307005346831298516f024e60948a3d1783 100644
--- a/crypto/opensslv.h
+++ b/crypto/opensslv.h
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
  * (Prior to 0.9.5a beta1, a different scheme was used: MMNNFFRBB for
  *  major minor fix final patch/beta)
  */
-#define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER	0x00905820L
-#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.5b-dev 1 Apr 2000"
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER	0x00906001L
+#define OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT	"OpenSSL 0.9.6-beta1 11 Sep 2000"
 #define OPENSSL_VERSION_PTEXT	" part of " OPENSSL_VERSION_TEXT
 
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
  * should only keep the versions that are binary compatible with the current.
  */
 #define SHLIB_VERSION_HISTORY ""
-#define SHLIB_VERSION_NUMBER "0.9.5b"
+#define SHLIB_VERSION_NUMBER "0.9.6"
 
 
 #endif /* HEADER_OPENSSLV_H */