diff --git a/library.properties b/library.properties
index d873360..44470db 100644
--- a/library.properties
+++ b/library.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name=Adafruit BusIO
-version=1.9.6
+version=1.9.7
 author=Adafruit
 maintainer=Adafruit <info@adafruit.com>
 sentence=This is a library for abstracting away UART, I2C and SPI interfacing