diff --git a/lib/rugged/version.rb b/lib/rugged/version.rb
index 5282d9c5b..74c425f55 100644
--- a/lib/rugged/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rugged/version.rb
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 # For full terms see the included LICENSE file.
 
 module Rugged
-  Version = VERSION = '1.9.5.1'
+  Version = VERSION = '1.9.6'
 end
diff --git a/vendor/libgit2 b/vendor/libgit2
index f7a4071c7..26055f5af 160000
--- a/vendor/libgit2
+++ b/vendor/libgit2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit f7a4071c766ceea3915415e22134cbe3e581c420
+Subproject commit 26055f5af74ab1cf636d272e8a34315496d3f06f