diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6c816df7a48..922ea5819d2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "1.96.1"
+version = "1.96.2"
 description = "Library to easily interface with LLM API providers"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10, <3.15"
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ members = ["enterprise", "litellm-proxy-extras"]
 profile = "black"
 
 [tool.commitizen]
-version = "1.96.1"
+version = "1.96.2"
 version_files = [
     "pyproject.toml:^version",
 ]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index fb7df8ee743..d96f5375f00 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ resolution-markers = [
 ]
 
 [options]
-exclude-newer = "2026-08-08T02:01:05.094812Z"
+exclude-newer = "2026-08-08T20:21:09.567144Z"
 exclude-newer-span = "P3D"
 
 [manifest]
@@ -4116,7 +4116,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "litellm"
-version = "1.96.1"
+version = "1.96.2"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "aiohttp" },