diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index fbc1336..c6473d2 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{".":"9.5.0"}
+{".":"9.6.0"}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e32d80a..f901151 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [9.6.0](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/compare/closure_tree/v9.5.0...closure_tree/v9.6.0) (2026-02-06)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* raise error when advisory lock cannot be acquired within configured timeout ([#480](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/issues/480)) ([c030385](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/commit/c030385297a9d3042d43354676a794b1c5757d2a))
+
 ## [9.5.0](https://github.com/ClosureTree/closure_tree/compare/closure_tree-v9.3.0...closure_tree/v9.5.0) (2026-01-21)
 
 
diff --git a/lib/closure_tree/version.rb b/lib/closure_tree/version.rb
index c794714..39f0f65 100644
--- a/lib/closure_tree/version.rb
+++ b/lib/closure_tree/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 module ClosureTree
-  VERSION = Gem::Version.new('9.5.0')
+  VERSION = Gem::Version.new('9.6.0')
 end