diff --git a/AppSettings/ApplicationSettings.cs b/AppSettings/ApplicationSettings.cs
index bd6f18d..3922a51 100644
--- a/AppSettings/ApplicationSettings.cs
+++ b/AppSettings/ApplicationSettings.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace PlenBotLogUploader.AppSettings
     internal sealed class ApplicationSettings
     {
         #region application version
-        internal static int Version => 96;
+        internal static int Version => 97;
         #endregion
 
         #region load & save functionality
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 56749c8..c4fbb1c 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-96
\ No newline at end of file
+97
\ No newline at end of file