diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 40a064e6..92fdc398 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "sourmash_plugin_branchwater"
-version = "0.9.6-dev"
+version = "0.9.6"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "assert_cmd",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 0320432c..29800fb2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "sourmash_plugin_branchwater"
-version = "0.9.6-dev"
+version = "0.9.6"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9598ed9f..c03a7b84 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy",
     ]
-dependencies = ["sourmash>=4.8.9,<5"]
+dependencies = ["sourmash>=4.8.10,<5"]
 
 authors = [
   { name="N. Tessa Pierce-Ward", orcid="0000-0002-2942-5331" },