diff --git a/ghost/admin/package.json b/ghost/admin/package.json
index f30e0c4d3a3..985c0367279 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/package.json
+++ b/ghost/admin/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ghost-admin",
-  "version": "5.96.2",
+  "version": "5.97.0",
   "description": "Ember.js admin client for Ghost",
   "author": "Ghost Foundation",
   "homepage": "http://ghost.org",
diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index 190046864ad..e63fe7eda77 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ghost",
-  "version": "5.96.2",
+  "version": "5.97.0",
   "description": "The professional publishing platform",
   "author": "Ghost Foundation",
   "homepage": "https://ghost.org",