diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 28b7649838ad..1a6f63d9d9c2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "brave-core",
-  "version": "1.9.6",
+  "version": "1.9.7",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ffa71c27959..f81ba8b48928 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "brave-core",
-  "version": "1.9.6",
+  "version": "1.9.7",
   "description": "Brave Core is a set of changes, APIs, and scripts used for customizing Chromium to make Brave.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch b/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch
index 6de227660be0..c3d6db222b5c 100644
--- a/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch
+++ b/patches/chrome-VERSION.patch
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ index e17f5cb3fffab9fb2c246706ee222fd0b2f65203..111f7b84d2bc7f8f4e8ebb4badc49b18
 -PATCH=83
 +MINOR=1
 +BUILD=9
-+PATCH=6
++PATCH=7