diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index df2a04a..59e7139 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [Unreleased]
+## [0.9.7] - 2020-12-04
 
 ### Added
 
-- ExceptionHandler method on the IPulsarClientBuilder taking an Action\<ExceptionContext\> for easy sync exception handling
-
+- Added an ExceptionHandler method on the IPulsarClientBuilder taking an Action\<ExceptionContext\> for easy sync exception handling
+- Added .NET 5 as a target framework and started using C# 9.0
+- Added performance improvements when sending and receiving data
+- The default values for ConsumerOptions, ReaderOptions, and ProducerOptions are now public
 
 ## [0.9.6] - 2020-10-15
 
diff --git a/src/DotPulsar/DotPulsar.csproj b/src/DotPulsar/DotPulsar.csproj
index 6f1a40a..feacd39 100644
--- a/src/DotPulsar/DotPulsar.csproj
+++ b/src/DotPulsar/DotPulsar.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard2.0;netstandard2.1;netcoreapp3.1;net5.0</TargetFrameworks>
-    <Version>0.9.6</Version>
+    <Version>0.9.7</Version>
     <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
     <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
     <Authors>DanskeCommodities;dblank</Authors>