diff --git a/backend/app/config.py b/backend/app/config.py
index 97c080cf..9b2ea96b 100644
--- a/backend/app/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/config.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 
 MIN_FRONTEND_VERSION = 71
-BACKEND_VERSION = 95
+BACKEND_VERSION = 96
 
 APP_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 PROJECT_DIR = os.path.dirname(APP_DIR)
diff --git a/kitchenowl/pubspec.yaml b/kitchenowl/pubspec.yaml
index 7e69e651..169ea9bb 100644
--- a/kitchenowl/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/kitchenowl/pubspec.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ publish_to: "none" # Remove this line if you wish to publish to pub.dev
 # In iOS, build-name is used as CFBundleShortVersionString while build-number used as CFBundleVersion.
 # Read more about iOS versioning at
 # https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CoreFoundationKeys.html
-version: 0.5.0+94
+version: 0.5.1+96
 
 environment:
   sdk: ">=3.0.0 <4.0.0"
diff --git a/metadata/en-US/changelogs/96.txt b/metadata/en-US/changelogs/96.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4759f399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/en-US/changelogs/96.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- Improve initial household load
+- New tofu icon
+- New and updated translations
+- Bug-fixes and improvements