diff --git a/Signal/Signal-Info.plist b/Signal/Signal-Info.plist
index cc69e53d2e..a380059f4a 100644
--- a/Signal/Signal-Info.plist
+++ b/Signal/Signal-Info.plist
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>APPL</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>7.96</string>
+	<string>7.97</string>
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
diff --git a/SignalNSE/Info.plist b/SignalNSE/Info.plist
index 53bb98d753..ae2b53231e 100644
--- a/SignalNSE/Info.plist
+++ b/SignalNSE/Info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_PACKAGE_TYPE)</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>7.96</string>
+	<string>7.97</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>0</string>
 	<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
diff --git a/SignalShareExtension/Info.plist b/SignalShareExtension/Info.plist
index ccdadf702c..bb7a31f7a5 100644
--- a/SignalShareExtension/Info.plist
+++ b/SignalShareExtension/Info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>XPC!</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>7.96</string>
+	<string>7.97</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>0</string>
 	<key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key>
diff --git a/ci_scripts/tag_template.txt b/ci_scripts/tag_template.txt
index 31427d7fb5..e4d415cc1d 100644
--- a/ci_scripts/tag_template.txt
+++ b/ci_scripts/tag_template.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.96.0.{build_number}-internal
\ No newline at end of file
+7.97.0.{build_number}-internal
\ No newline at end of file