diff --git a/whois-commons/src/main/resources/version.properties b/whois-commons/src/main/resources/version.properties
index 6a1d23cc5f..b9f02198c6 100644
--- a/whois-commons/src/main/resources/version.properties
+++ b/whois-commons/src/main/resources/version.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-application.version=1.97
+application.version=1.97.1
 application.build.timestamp=${maven.build.timestamp}
 application.build.commit.id=${git.commit.id.abbrev}