diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index ede8b8b6..fa0aab36 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@
 cspell:words pubspec erickzanardo xcframeworks cupertino codesign codecov rkishan appbundle proto tlsv kingdomseed Peetee Aditya serde
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+## 1.6.97 (May 5, 2026)
+
+- ✨ New `releases list` and `releases info` commands
+- ✨ Protocol: include `current_patch_number` in `PatchCheckRequest`
+- 🔧 Updater (rolled into Flutter 3.41.9 engine):
+  - Patch survives server-driven rollback
+  - Skip refetch when prior download is already complete on disk
+- 🐛 Fix: download arm64 patch binary on Apple Silicon
+- 🐛 Fix: ignore non-deterministic UUIDs in `Assets.car` diff
+- 🐛 Fix: improve help text and add input validation for agentic use
+
 ## 1.6.96 (April 30, 2026)
 
 - 🐦 Support for Flutter 3.41.9
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
index 47819bc9..c5719436 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/version.dart
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 // Generated code. Do not modify.
-const packageVersion = '1.6.96';
+const packageVersion = '1.6.97';
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml b/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
index 10b578f5..12b4366d 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: shorebird_cli
 description: Command-line tool to interact with Shorebird's services.
-version: 1.6.96
+version: 1.6.97
 repository: https://github.com/shorebirdtech/shorebird
 resolution: workspace