diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a3701fb9d..cf9bc47f4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-AC_INIT(rtorrent, 0.9.6, sundell.software@gmail.com)
+AC_INIT(rtorrent, 0.9.7, sundell.software@gmail.com)
 
 AC_DEFINE(API_VERSION, 9, api version)
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fi
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBCURL], [libcurl], , [LIBCURL_CHECK_CONFIG])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CPPUNIT], [cppunit],, [no_cppunit="yes"])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DEPENDENCIES], [libtorrent >= 0.13.6])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DEPENDENCIES], [libtorrent >= 0.13.7])
 
 LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $CURSES_LIB $CPPUNIT_LIBS $LIBCURL $LIBCURL_LIBS $DEPENDENCIES_LIBS $LIBS"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $CPPUNIT_CFLAGS $LIBCURL_CPPFLAGS $LIBCURL_CFLAGS $DEPENDENCIES_CFLAGS $CURSES_CFLAGS"