diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 78dc0c3353..0d3a002092 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+### v1.9.7
+## What's Changed
+* Add Value to path in [E6101](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint/blob/main/docs/rules.md#E6101) as we descend by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3582
+* Smarter flow to rule [E6101](https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-python-lint/blob/main/docs/rules.md#E6101) by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3583
+
+**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/compare/v1.9.6...v1.9.7
+
 ### v1.9.6
 ## What's Changed
 * Update schema patching and fix some issues by @kddejong in https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint/pull/3570
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c022a4c29..4ad77c4716 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ If you'd like cfn-lint to be run automatically when making changes to files in y
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.9.6 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.9.7 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint
         files: path/to/cfn/dir/.*\.(json|yml|yaml)$
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ If you are using a `.cfnlintrc` and specifying the `templates` or `ignore_templa
 ```yaml
 repos:
   - repo: https://github.com/aws-cloudformation/cfn-lint
-    rev: v1.9.6 # The version of cfn-lint to use
+    rev: v1.9.7 # The version of cfn-lint to use
     hooks:
       - id: cfn-lint-rc
 ```
diff --git a/src/cfnlint/version.py b/src/cfnlint/version.py
index fd82f5efe6..abaa9637fd 100644
--- a/src/cfnlint/version.py
+++ b/src/cfnlint/version.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0
 """
 
-__version__ = "1.9.6"
+__version__ = "1.9.7"