diff --git a/v2/pkg/catalog/config/constants.go b/v2/pkg/catalog/config/constants.go
index 3289b32d..8ce1fbf9 100644
--- a/v2/pkg/catalog/config/constants.go
+++ b/v2/pkg/catalog/config/constants.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ const (
 	CLIConifgFileName               = "config.yaml"
 	ReportingConfigFilename         = "reporting-config.yaml"
 	// Version is the current version of nuclei
-	Version = `v2.9.6`
+	Version = `v2.9.7`
 	// Directory Names of custom templates
 	CustomS3TemplatesDirName     = "s3"
 	CustomGithubTemplatesDirName = "github"