diff --git a/aiotieba/__init__.py b/aiotieba/__init__.py
index 04f2062b..091fea22 100644
--- a/aiotieba/__init__.py
+++ b/aiotieba/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     VoteInfo,
 )
 
-__version__ = "2.9.7a2"
+__version__ = "2.9.7"
 
 if os.name == 'posix':
     import signal