diff --git a/CHANGES.markdown b/CHANGES.markdown
--- a/CHANGES.markdown
+++ b/CHANGES.markdown
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## Changes in 2.9.7
+  - Ensure that interim output does not interfere with output from tests This
+    facilitates using `print` when debugging test cases.
+
 ## Changes in 2.9.6
   - Ensure color codes don't span newlines (#346, thanks @robx)
   - Disable progress reporting on Buildkite
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2011-2021 Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
+Copyright (c) 2011-2022 Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
 Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Trystan Spangler <trystan.s@comcast.net>
 Copyright (c) 2011-2011 Greg Weber <greg@gregweber.info>
 
diff --git a/hspec.cabal b/hspec.cabal
--- a/hspec.cabal
+++ b/hspec.cabal
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:             hspec
-version:          2.9.6
+version:          2.9.7
 license:          MIT
 license-file:     LICENSE
-copyright:        (c) 2011-2021 Simon Hengel,
+copyright:        (c) 2011-2022 Simon Hengel,
                   (c) 2011-2012 Trystan Spangler,
                   (c) 2011 Greg Weber
 maintainer:       Simon Hengel <sol@typeful.net>
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
   build-depends:
       QuickCheck >=2.12
     , base ==4.*
-    , hspec-core ==2.9.6
-    , hspec-discover ==2.9.6
+    , hspec-core ==2.9.7
+    , hspec-discover ==2.9.7
     , hspec-expectations ==0.8.2.*
   exposed-modules:
       Test.Hspec
diff --git a/version.yaml b/version.yaml
--- a/version.yaml
+++ b/version.yaml
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-&version 2.9.6
+&version 2.9.7