diff --git a/Makefile.ps3 b/Makefile.ps3
index 74f45e52bc..78c26d75c7 100644
--- a/Makefile.ps3
+++ b/Makefile.ps3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-RARCH_VERSION		= "0.9.6-rc1"
+RARCH_VERSION		= "0.9.6"
 
 #which compiler to build  with - GCC or SNC
 #set to GCC for debug builds for use with debugger
diff --git a/Makefile.wii b/Makefile.wii
index 94a039f730..68064c0ca0 100644
--- a/Makefile.wii
+++ b/Makefile.wii
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_FILE_LOGGER), 1)
 CFLAGS		+= -DHAVE_FILE_LOGGER
 endif
 
-CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -DRARCH_CONSOLE -DHAVE_CONFIGFILE=1 -DGEKKO -DHW_RVL -DHAVE_ZLIB -DHAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP -DHAVE_FREETYPE -DHAVE_GRIFFIN=1 -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.9.6-rc1\" -Dmain=ssnes_main -Wno-char-subscripts -DPC_DEVELOPMENT_IP_ADDRESS=\"$(PC_DEVELOPMENT_IP_ADDRESS)\" -DPC_DEVELOPMENT_UDP_PORT=$(PC_DEVELOPMENT_UDP_PORT)
+CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -DRARCH_CONSOLE -DHAVE_CONFIGFILE=1 -DGEKKO -DHW_RVL -DHAVE_ZLIB -DHAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP -DHAVE_FREETYPE -DHAVE_GRIFFIN=1 -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.9.6\" -Dmain=ssnes_main -Wno-char-subscripts -DPC_DEVELOPMENT_IP_ADDRESS=\"$(PC_DEVELOPMENT_IP_ADDRESS)\" -DPC_DEVELOPMENT_UDP_PORT=$(PC_DEVELOPMENT_UDP_PORT)
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
    CFLAGS += -O0 -g
diff --git a/Makefile.win b/Makefile.win
index 4ce79a2b52..9cde4ad3cc 100644
--- a/Makefile.win
+++ b/Makefile.win
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ endif
 libretro ?= -lretro
 
 LIBS = -lm
-DEFINES = -I. -DHAVE_CONFIGFILE -DHAVE_SDL -DHAVE_SCREENSHOTS -DHAVE_BSV_MOVIE -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.9.6-rc1\"
+DEFINES = -I. -DHAVE_CONFIGFILE -DHAVE_SDL -DHAVE_SCREENSHOTS -DHAVE_BSV_MOVIE -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.9.6\"
 LDFLAGS = -L. -static-libgcc
 LDCXXFLAGS = -s
 
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -f tools/*.o
 
 dist_x86: all
-	zip -r retroarch-win32-0.9.6-rc1.zip $(TARGET) $(JTARGET) retroarch.cfg SDL.dll
+	zip -r retroarch-win32-0.9.6.zip $(TARGET) $(JTARGET) retroarch.cfg SDL.dll
 
 dist_x86_64: all
-	zip -r retroarch-win64-0.9.6-rc1.zip $(TARGET) $(JTARGET) retroarch.cfg SDL.dll
+	zip -r retroarch-win64-0.9.6.zip $(TARGET) $(JTARGET) retroarch.cfg SDL.dll
 
 libs_x86:
 	wget https://github.com/downloads/Themaister/RetroArch/RetroArch-win32-libs.zip --no-check-certificate
diff --git a/Makefile.xenon b/Makefile.xenon
index 54d0c8d407..ec25a6d6fa 100644
--- a/Makefile.xenon
+++ b/Makefile.xenon
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ INCDIRS = -I. -I$(DEVKITXENON)/usr/include
 OBJ = fifo_buffer.o retroarch.o driver.o file.o file_path.o settings.o message.o rewind.o movie.o gfx/gfx_common.o patch.o compat/compat.o screenshot.o audio/hermite.o dynamic.o audio/utils.o conf/config_file.o xenon/main.o xenon/xenon360_audio.o xenon/xenon360_input.o xenon/xenon360_video.o
 
 LIBS = -lretro -lxenon -lm -lc
-DEFINES = -std=gnu99 -DHAVE_CONFIGFILE=1 -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.9.6-rc1\" -DRARCH_CONSOLE -DHAVE_GETOPT_LONG=1 -Dmain=rarch_main
+DEFINES = -std=gnu99 -DHAVE_CONFIGFILE=1 -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"0.9.6\" -DRARCH_CONSOLE -DHAVE_GETOPT_LONG=1 -Dmain=rarch_main
 DEFINES += -maltivec -mhard-float -m32 -mpowerpc64 -mcpu=cell -mtune=cell -fno-pic -g -Wall -DXENON $(INCDIRS)
 DEFINES += -u read -u _start -u exc_base
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ecaeb6d980..2c058a58ba 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 echo ""
 
 PACKAGE_NAME=retroarch
-PACKAGE_VERSION=0.9.6-rc1
+PACKAGE_VERSION=0.9.6
 
 . qb/qb.params.sh
 
diff --git a/msvc-360/RetroArch-360/RetroArch-360.vcxproj b/msvc-360/RetroArch-360/RetroArch-360.vcxproj
index bd321a251c..27e22ed102 100644
--- a/msvc-360/RetroArch-360/RetroArch-360.vcxproj
+++ b/msvc-360/RetroArch-360/RetroArch-360.vcxproj
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
       <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
       <BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_XBOX;PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";%(PreprocessorDefinitions);_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_NETPLAY;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_XBOX;PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";%(PreprocessorDefinitions);_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_NETPLAY;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <CallAttributedProfiling>Callcap</CallAttributedProfiling>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
       <PREfast>AnalyzeOnly</PREfast>
       <BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDebug</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_XBOX;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_XBOX;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <CallAttributedProfiling>Callcap</CallAttributedProfiling>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
       <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Size</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
       <BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;PROFILE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;RARCH_CONSOLE;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;PROFILE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;RARCH_CONSOLE;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <CallAttributedProfiling>Callcap</CallAttributedProfiling>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
       <FavorSizeOrSpeed>Size</FavorSizeOrSpeed>
       <BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;PROFILE;FASTCAP;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;PROFILE;FASTCAP;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
       <ExceptionHandling>false</ExceptionHandling>
       <BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;RARCH_CONSOLE=1;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_NETPLAY;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;main=rarch_main;RARCH_CONSOLE=1;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_NETPLAY;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
       <ExceptionHandling>false</ExceptionHandling>
       <BufferSecurityCheck>false</BufferSecurityCheck>
       <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreaded</RuntimeLibrary>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;LTCG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;RARCH_CONSOLE;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_NETPLAY;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_XBOX;LTCG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;RARCH_CONSOLE;main=rarch_main;HAVE_CONFIGFILE;HAVE_FILEBROWSER;HAVE_NETPLAY;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY;HAVE_ZLIB;HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT;D3DCOMPILE_USEVOIDS;HAVE_GRIFFIN;HAVE_HLSL;HAVE_VID_CONTEXT;HAVE_D3D9</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
diff --git a/msvc-ps3/RetroArch-PS3/RetroArch-PS3.vcxproj b/msvc-ps3/RetroArch-PS3/RetroArch-PS3.vcxproj
index 5cb4a35f6e..7cb44aa56e 100644
--- a/msvc-ps3/RetroArch-PS3/RetroArch-PS3.vcxproj
+++ b/msvc-ps3/RetroArch-PS3/RetroArch-PS3.vcxproj
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup />
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|PS3'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <UserPreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;__CELL_ASSERT__;HAVE_OPENGL=1;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_CG=1;HAVE_CONFIGFILE=1;HAVE_NETPLAY=1;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY=1;PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";HAVE_SCREENSHOTS_BUILTIN=1;main=rarch_main;%(UserPreprocessorDefinitions);HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RSOUND;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_ZLIB=1;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT</UserPreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <UserPreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;__CELL_ASSERT__;HAVE_OPENGL=1;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_CG=1;HAVE_CONFIGFILE=1;HAVE_NETPLAY=1;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY=1;PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";HAVE_SCREENSHOTS_BUILTIN=1;main=rarch_main;%(UserPreprocessorDefinitions);HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RSOUND;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_ZLIB=1;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT</UserPreprocessorDefinitions>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(UserPreprocessorDefinitions);$(BuiltInDefines);__INTELLISENSE__;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|PS3'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <UserPreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;HAVE_OPENGL=1;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_CG=1;HAVE_CONFIGFILE=1;HAVE_NETPLAY=1;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY=1;PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6-rc1";HAVE_SCREENSHOTS_BUILTIN=1;main="rarch_main";%(UserPreprocessorDefinitions);HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RSOUND;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_ZLIB=1;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT</UserPreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <UserPreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;HAVE_OPENGL=1;RARCH_CONSOLE;HAVE_CG=1;HAVE_CONFIGFILE=1;HAVE_NETPLAY=1;HAVE_SOCKET_LEGACY=1;PACKAGE_VERSION="0.9.6";HAVE_SCREENSHOTS_BUILTIN=1;main="rarch_main";%(UserPreprocessorDefinitions);HAVE_RARCH_MAIN_WRAP;HAVE_RSOUND;HAVE_RARCH_EXEC;HAVE_ZLIB=1;HAVE_LIBRETRO_MANAGEMENT</UserPreprocessorDefinitions>
       <OptimizationLevel>Level2</OptimizationLevel>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>%(UserPreprocessorDefinitions);$(BuiltInDefines);__INTELLISENSE__;%(PreprocessorDefinitions);</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/wii/pkg/meta.xml b/wii/pkg/meta.xml
index a8cb7e9b4d..6eb3513ed2 100644
--- a/wii/pkg/meta.xml
+++ b/wii/pkg/meta.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <app version="1">
   <name>RetroArch Wii</name>
   <coder>Themaister, Squarepusher2</coder>
-  <version>0.9.6-rc1</version>
+  <version>0.9.6</version>
   <release_date>2012</release_date>
   <short_description>Multi-system emulator</short_description> 
   <long_description>A port of RetroArch to the Wii.</long_description>