Add next minor version 9.7.0
diff --git a/solr/CHANGES.txt b/solr/CHANGES.txt
index fc4b687..1fdfcf6 100644
--- a/solr/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/solr/CHANGES.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,31 @@
 
 * SOLR-17205: De-couple SolrJ required Java version from server Java version (janhoy)
 
+==================  9.7.0 ==================
+New Features
+---------------------
+(No changes)
+
+Improvements
+---------------------
+(No changes)
+
+Optimizations
+---------------------
+(No changes)
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------------------
+(No changes)
+
+Dependency Upgrades
+---------------------
+(No changes)
+
+Other Changes
+---------------------
+(No changes)
+
 ==================  9.6.0 ==================
 New Features
 ---------------------