diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index def3c6d..0adeff7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/modsecurity-2.9.2.tar.gz
+SOURCES/modsecurity-2.9.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/.mod_security.metadata b/.mod_security.metadata
index 1f6befd..78fb9fc 100644
--- a/.mod_security.metadata
+++ b/.mod_security.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9f0aacc15990db6df3e32641332ae650c013adc3 SOURCES/modsecurity-2.9.2.tar.gz
+1f9b8f5d6462770d917d2ea3f3586618c37ba158 SOURCES/modsecurity-2.9.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/mod_security.spec b/SPECS/mod_security.spec
index d0e4001..02f036c 100644
--- a/SPECS/mod_security.spec
+++ b/SPECS/mod_security.spec
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 Summary: Security module for the Apache HTTP Server
 Name: mod_security 
-Version: 2.9.2
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Version: 2.9.6
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: http://www.modsecurity.org/
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ install -m0644 mlogc/mlogc-default.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/mlogc.conf
 
 
 %files
-%doc CHANGES LICENSE README.TXT NOTICE
+%doc CHANGES LICENSE README.* NOTICE
 %{_httpd_moddir}/mod_security2.so
 %config(noreplace) %{_httpd_confdir}/*.conf
 %if "%{_httpd_modconfdir}" != "%{_httpd_confdir}"
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ install -m0644 mlogc/mlogc-default.conf %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/mlogc.conf
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 08 2022 Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari@redhat.com> - 2.9.6-1
+- new version 2.9.6
+- Resolves: #2143207 - [RFE] upgrade mod_security to 2.9.6
+
 * Sun Nov 15 2020 Lubos Uhliarik <luhliari@redhat.com> - 2.9.2-9
 - Resolves: #1824859 - RFE: Add a feature that can set a mod_security/libcurl
   timeout for retrieving the rules