diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
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--- a/debian/changelog
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pcsc-lite (1.9.6-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * new upstream release
+
+ -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Wed, 11 May 2022 17:31:23 +0200
+
 pcsc-lite (1.9.5-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
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