diff --git a/build.properties b/build.properties
index cee4d6a19..370bacecb 100644
--- a/build.properties
+++ b/build.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # The OpenRocket build version
 
-build.version=0.9.5
+build.version=0.9.6pre
 
 
 # The source of the package.  When building a package for a specific