diff --git a/LXMF/_version.py b/LXMF/_version.py
index 50533e3..f5b7730 100644
--- a/LXMF/_version.py
+++ b/LXMF/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.9.6"
+__version__ = "0.9.7"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 18d9383..5a88f36 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ setuptools.setup(
             'lxmd=LXMF.Utilities.lxmd:main',
         ]
     },
-    install_requires=["rns>=1.2.0"],
+    install_requires=["rns>=1.2.4"],
     python_requires=">=3.7",
 )