diff --git a/NEWS.org b/NEWS.org
index be8e9c96b..9e7546677 100644
--- a/NEWS.org
+++ b/NEWS.org
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 * NEWS
 
+** Version 3.9.7
+
+*** Fix package-requires in helm.el
+
 ** Version 3.9.6
 
 *** Fix bug with helm-mm-exact-search (bug#2616)
diff --git a/helm-core.el b/helm-core.el
index c165fcd89..bcc511b0a 100644
--- a/helm-core.el
+++ b/helm-core.el
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ;; Author: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol@posteo.net>
 ;; URL: https://emacs-helm.github.io/helm/
-;; Version: 3.9.6
+;; Version: 3.9.7
 ;; Package-Requires: ((emacs "25.1") (async "1.9.7"))
 
 ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/helm.el b/helm.el
index b2e0e6465..1a0ade534 100644
--- a/helm.el
+++ b/helm.el
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 ;;                         Thierry Volpiatto
 
 ;; Author: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol@posteo.net>
-;; Version: 3.9.6
+;; Version: 3.9.7
 ;; URL: https://emacs-helm.github.io/helm/
-;; Package-Requires: ((helm-core "3.9.6") (wfnames "1.1") (popup "0.5.3"))
+;; Package-Requires: ((helm-core "3.9.7") (wfnames "1.1") (popup "0.5.3"))
 
 ;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by