diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9c21fdabae4928ea92e86c297b267c5793414958..f16f9cea15823f35a42ef4be756dba676fe7081a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ To utilize the GitLab API for Java in your project, simply add the following dep
 ```java
 dependencies {
     ...
-    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.9.6'
+    compile group: 'org.gitlab4j', name: 'gitlab4j-api', version: '4.9.7'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies {
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.gitlab4j</groupId>
     <artifactId>gitlab4j-api</artifactId>
-    <version>4.9.6</version>
+    <version>4.9.7</version>
 </dependency>
 ```