diff --git a/Lib/doctest.py b/Lib/doctest.py
index 7b4e3fe1aac..10b0767196d 100644
--- a/Lib/doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/doctest.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ Test passed.
 # 0,9,7    9-Feb-2001
 #    string method conversion
 
-__version__ = 0, 9, 6
+__version__ = 0, 9, 7
 
 import types
 _FunctionType = types.FunctionType