diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index df8bdc7d35..540f6f372a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -10,13 +10,18 @@ Release date: TBA
   Put new features here and also in 'doc/whatsnew/2.10.rst'
 
 
-What's New in Pylint 2.9.5?
+What's New in Pylint 2.9.6?
 ===========================
 Release date: TBA
 
 ..
   Put bug fixes that should not wait for a new minor version here
 
+
+What's New in Pylint 2.9.5?
+===========================
+Release date: 2021-07-21
+
 * Fix a crash when there would be a 'TypeError object does not support
   item assignment' in the code we parse.
 
diff --git a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
index 18dfebcbdd..0b4cb96d86 100644
--- a/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
+++ b/pylint/__pkginfo__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # For details: https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/blob/main/LICENSE
 from typing import Tuple
 
-__version__ = "2.9.5-dev0"
+__version__ = "2.9.5"
 
 
 def get_numversion_from_version(v: str) -> Tuple:
diff --git a/tbump.toml b/tbump.toml
index a6c6026921..ea399314de 100644
--- a/tbump.toml
+++ b/tbump.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint"
 
 [version]
-current = "2.9.5-dev0"
+current = "2.9.5"
 regex = '''
 ^(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)
 \.