diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index bfa837f..755d7b4 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.9.6"
+  ".": "0.9.7"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dd8a1a6..3b184cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.9.7](https://github.com/pelotech/xapi-lrs/compare/0.9.6...0.9.7) (2026-08-08)
+
+
+### Docs
+
+* **deps:** warn that ADL conformance fork bumps need inspection ([#145](https://github.com/pelotech/xapi-lrs/issues/145)) ([4d18e0c](https://github.com/pelotech/xapi-lrs/commit/4d18e0cad7435be03687eb67449ef0b746de7ab7))
+
 ## [0.9.6](https://github.com/pelotech/xapi-lrs/compare/0.9.5...0.9.6) (2026-08-08)
 
 
diff --git a/charts/xapi-lrs/Chart.yaml b/charts/xapi-lrs/Chart.yaml
index 2e92701..1c039fa 100644
--- a/charts/xapi-lrs/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/xapi-lrs/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ keywords:
 # same release (see release-please-config.json). Do not edit by hand, and do not
 # split them back apart without reading the note in the workflow — two packages
 # releasing each other is what produced the release loop.
-version: 0.9.6 # x-release-please-version
+version: 0.9.7 # x-release-please-version
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: '0.9.6' # x-release-please-version
+appVersion: '0.9.7' # x-release-please-version
diff --git a/charts/xapi-lrs/README.md b/charts/xapi-lrs/README.md
index 7da2820..b7a8065 100644
--- a/charts/xapi-lrs/README.md
+++ b/charts/xapi-lrs/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # xapi-lrs
 
-### version: 0.9.6
+### version: 0.9.7
 
-![AppVersion: 0.9.6](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.9.6-informational?style=flat-square)
+![AppVersion: 0.9.7](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-0.9.7-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 xapi-lrs Learning Record Store helm chart
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ helm install xapi-lrs oci://ghcr.io/pelotech/xapi-lrs/charts/xapi-lrs
 | image.pullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | image.registry | string | `"ghcr.io"` |  |
 | image.repository | string | `"pelotech/xapi-lrs"` |  |
-| image.tag | string | `"0.9.6"` |  |
+| image.tag | string | `"0.9.7"` |  |
 | ingress.annotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | ingress.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
 | ingress.extraHosts | list | `[]` |  |
diff --git a/charts/xapi-lrs/values.yaml b/charts/xapi-lrs/values.yaml
index 58c584c..229f515 100644
--- a/charts/xapi-lrs/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/xapi-lrs/values.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ image:
   ## @param image.tag Container image tag. Kept in step with the app release by
   ## release-please (see release-please-config.json) — do not edit by hand.
   ##
-  tag: 0.9.6 # x-release-please-version
+  tag: 0.9.7 # x-release-please-version
   ## @param image.digest Image digest in the form sha256:aaaa... . When set, takes precedence over image.tag.
   ## Empty by default: release-please bumps image.tag when the app releases, but cannot know the digest
   ## (the image is built after the release PR merges), and a stale digest would silently win over the new
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2845c7f..a25764c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "xapi-lrs",
-  "version": "0.9.6",
+  "version": "0.9.7",
   "description": "xAPI Learning Record Store — standalone service for xAPI statement storage and document resources",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {