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diff --git a/azote.changes b/azote.changes
index cc2cba5..8bf8f8f 100644
--- a/azote.changes
+++ b/azote.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 11 16:00:22 UTC 2022 - Michael Vetter <mvetter@suse.com>
+
+- Update to 1.9.7:
+  * Fixed regression introduced in #166, that caused a mess in
+    the ./azotebg file. Closes #169.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov  2 08:38:18 UTC 2022 - Michael Vetter <mvetter@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/azote.spec b/azote.spec
index bd166b5..1fed902 100644
--- a/azote.spec
+++ b/azote.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")}
 Name:           azote
-Version:        1.9.6
+Version:        1.9.7
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Wallpaper manager for Sway, i3 and some other WMs
 License:        GPL-3.0-only