diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 07ba18152..6a734c5fd 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ function msg {
     echo "$@" 1>&2
 }
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.6-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.6"
 # Must be sha256sum, will be replaced by bin/release
-export LEIN_CHECKSUM='df490c98bfe8d667bc5d83b80238528877234c285d0d48f61a4c8743c2db1eea'
+export LEIN_CHECKSUM='41c543f73eec4327dc20e60d5d820fc2a9dc772bc671610b9c385d9c4f5970b8'
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index ba0858d8e..ec4d1eda1 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.6-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.6"
 
 # cd to the project root, if applicable
 NOT_FOUND=1
diff --git a/bin/lein-sdkman b/bin/lein-sdkman
index 254489787..1a3329150 100755
--- a/bin/lein-sdkman
+++ b/bin/lein-sdkman
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # This variant of the lein script is meant for consumption by SDKMAN!
 # (i.e. a script which supports all platforms with bash installed)
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.6-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.6"
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin" ]] || [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
     delimiter=";"
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index fe8146644..56589b7c3 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.9.6-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.9.6
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/bin/lein.ps1 b/bin/lein.ps1
index 590261dd1..4dee6fef5 100644
--- a/bin/lein.ps1
+++ b/bin/lein.ps1
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function Set-ParentLocation([string]$file)
 
 function Initialize-Environment
 {
-    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.9.6-SNAPSHOT'
+    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.9.6'
     $env:SNAPSHOT = if($env:LEIN_VERSION -like '*-SNAPSHOT'){'YES'}else{'NO'} #TODO: Still needed?
     $env:ORIGINAL_PWD = $PWD -replace '\\$','\\'
     Set-ParentLocation project.clj
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index 6cd3b1aa2..ce7544e35 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.9.5</version>
+  <version>2.9.6</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -14,9 +15,7 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
   <scm>
-    <tag>8080950326e886b715ac272acdd4a584cc51216b
-</tag>
-    <url/>
+    <tag>79a4742e4b5c490133220443d68d14232b1655dd</tag>
   </scm>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
     </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>clojars</id>
-      <url>https://clojars.org/repo/</url>
+      <url>https://repo.clojars.org/</url>
       <snapshots>
         <enabled>true</enabled>
       </snapshots>
@@ -72,8 +71,8 @@
       <version>0.3.0</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
           <artifactId>clojure</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.clojure</groupId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
@@ -90,11 +89,11 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>clj-commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>pomegranate</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2.0</version>
+      <version>1.2.1</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
           <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+          <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index a631b33b6..fd6319133 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.9.6-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.9.6"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 2c4504390..84afc71b1 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.9.6-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.9.6"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"