diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 064dca8acbb487397d120032ca134177940a1ebb..e3ba41172e170345b5b003dd7117d5ceabeb2020 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ IF("${RING_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
 ENDIF("${RING_VERSION}" STREQUAL "")
 # if build for App Store version and build number should be incremented
 IF("${RELEASE_TYPE}" STREQUAL "AppStore")
-   SET(RING_VERSION_NAME "1.96")
+   SET(RING_VERSION_NAME "1.97")
 ELSE()
-   SET(RING_VERSION_NAME "1.96")
+   SET(RING_VERSION_NAME "1.97")
 ENDIF()
 
 MESSAGE("Building Ring version - " ${RING_VERSION_NAME} " " ${RING_VERSION})