diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ad16192..b3a59c1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.61])
-AC_INIT([mosh], [1.2.0.96], [mosh-devel@mit.edu])
+AC_INIT([mosh], [1.2.0.97], [mosh-devel@mit.edu])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([-Wall -Werror foreign])
 m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/frontend/mosh-client.cc])
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bca25ec..09c988f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+mosh (1.2.0.97-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Cosmetic cleanups to quit sequence when server is firewalled
+
+ -- Keith Winstein <keithw@mit.edu>  Wed, 23 May 2012 12:16:47 -0400
+
 mosh (1.2.0.96-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Include bash_completion file (ejeffrey)
diff --git a/scripts/mosh b/scripts/mosh
index b4be4fc..a8f0e28 100755
--- a/scripts/mosh
+++ b/scripts/mosh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-my $MOSH_VERSION = '1.2.0.96';
+my $MOSH_VERSION = '1.2.0.97';
 
 use warnings;
 use strict;