diff --git a/modemmanager-qt.spec b/modemmanager-qt.spec
index 7c91e74..8907524 100644
--- a/modemmanager-qt.spec
+++ b/modemmanager-qt.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f1-2)
 
 Name:          modemmanager-qt
-Version:       5.96.0
+Version:       5.97.0
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       KDE Frameworks 5 wrapper for ModemManager DBUS API
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_kde5_libdir}/libKF5ModemManagerQt.so
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 16 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 5.97.0-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Sun Jul 10 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 5.96.0-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist