diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index 87d704e9e07..c289dc255e9 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Active Development
 Released
 ++++++++
 
+1.9.6  "Dancing In the Streets" 04-15-2016
+1.9.5  "Dancing In the Streets" 03-21-2016
 1.9.4  "Dancing In the Streets" 10-09-2015
 1.9.3  "Dancing In the Streets" 09-03-2015
 1.9.2  "Dancing In the Streets" 06-24-2015
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 98681afbdcf..7532fe1d5e9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.6 0.1.rc1
+1.9.6 1
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/core b/lib/ansible/modules/core
index 0f85390d213..6972d0a2916 160000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/core
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0f85390d21321524c0701e0fdb7e0106868108dd
+Subproject commit 6972d0a2916caa931030fbb593d100e433477c96
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras b/lib/ansible/modules/extras
index ddbb32c30af..1220e47f070 160000
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit ddbb32c30af7a1232401bbf4ddcdad32ab4d27b3
+Subproject commit 1220e47f0707cfc5ed4c3cb3e0477e4f7ae74f31
diff --git a/packaging/debian/changelog b/packaging/debian/changelog
index c1cec522ab8..82c327bb31d 100644
--- a/packaging/debian/changelog
+++ b/packaging/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ ansible (%VERSION%-%RELEASE%~%DIST%) %DIST%; urgency=low
 
  -- Ansible, Inc. <support@ansible.com>  %DATE%
 
+ansible (1.9.6) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * 1.9.6
+
+ -- Ansible, Inc. <support@ansible.com>  Fri, 15 Apr 2016 14:50:07 -0400
+
+
 ansible (1.9.5) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * 1.9.5
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
index bd592b02d34..f73b0ee7c44 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/ansible.spec
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 %changelog
 
+* Fri Apr 15 2016 Ansible, Inc. <support@ansible.com> - 1.9.6-1
+- Release 1.9.6-1
+
 * Mon Mar 21 2016 Ansible, Inc. <support@ansible.com> - 1.9.5-1
 - Release 1.9.5-1