diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9abc5ae..1df6f9a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ checksum = "3d155346769a6855b86399e9bc3814ab343cd3d62c7e985113d46a0ec3c281fd"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "blend_info"
-version = "0.2.6"
+version = "0.2.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2217b5e7ae8ec1d892aaeb7c5a197f8e0297ce78fadd64bcf1c01ec43b999d50"
+checksum = "aeced003950e068be87a1b0629e84aea54774bf070e146e758c73549c680d72e"
 dependencies = [
  "structopt",
 ]
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rs_pbrt"
-version = "0.9.5"
+version = "0.9.6"
 dependencies = [
  "atom",
  "atomic",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c96ba93..6c6c7ac 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 authors = ["Jan Walter <jan@janwalter.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 name = "rs_pbrt"
-version = "0.9.5"
+version = "0.9.6"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 license-file = "LICENSE.rtf"
 readme = "README.md"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ homepage = "https://www.rs-pbrt.org"
 [dependencies]
 atom = "0.4.0"
 atomic = "0.5.1"
-blend_info = "0.2.6"
+blend_info = "0.2.7"
 # blend_info = { path = "../blend_info" }
 byteorder = "1.4.3"
 crossbeam = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21a7087..a4b79f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ https://www.rs-pbrt.org/doc/crates/rs_pbrt/index.html
 ```shell
 > cargo build --release --no-default-features
 > ./target/release/rs_pbrt --help
-rs_pbrt 0.9.5
+rs_pbrt 0.9.6
 Parse a PBRT scene file (extension .pbrt) and render it
 
 USAGE:
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 8fa5dd4..f3a394b 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 author = 'Jan Douglas Bert Walter'
 
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = '0.9.5'
+release = '0.9.6'
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/source/getting_started.rst b/docs/source/getting_started.rst
index 4414a56..8f640ed 100644
--- a/docs/source/getting_started.rst
+++ b/docs/source/getting_started.rst
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ you get a simple **usage** message of the main executable ``rs_pbrt``:
           # relative path to executable rs_pbrt (assuming release build)
           ./target/release/rs_pbrt --help
           # output
-          rs_pbrt 0.9.5
+          rs_pbrt 0.9.6
           Parse a PBRT scene file (extension .pbrt) and render it
 
           USAGE:
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ The **version** can be checked by:
           # print version number
           ./target/release/rs_pbrt --version
           # output
-          rs_pbrt 0.9.5
+          rs_pbrt 0.9.6
 
 Your first rendered image
 =========================
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ render a `PNG`_ image (currently always being called ``pbrt.png``):
           # specifing an input file
           ./target/release/rs_pbrt ~/git/gitlab/rs-pbrt-test-scenes/pbrt/cornell_box/cornell_box.pbrt
           # output
-          pbrt version 0.9.5 (unknown) [Detected 4 cores]
+          pbrt version 0.9.6 (unknown) [Detected 4 cores]
           Copyright (c) 2016-2022 Jan Douglas Bert Walter.
           Rust code based on C++ code by Matt Pharr, Greg Humphreys, and Wenzel Jakob.
           Film "image"