diff --git a/ChangeLog-9.6.md b/ChangeLog-9.6.md
index a1cc0dba70c..8e2313b3f55 100644
--- a/ChangeLog-9.6.md
+++ b/ChangeLog-9.6.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 All notable changes of the PHPUnit 9.6 release series are documented in this file using the [Keep a CHANGELOG](https://keepachangelog.com/) principles.
 
-## [9.6.10] - 2023-MM-DD
+## [9.6.10] - 2023-07-10
 
 ### Changed
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ All notable changes of the PHPUnit 9.6 release series are documented in this fil
 * [#5064](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5064): Deprecate `PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase::getMockClass()`
 * [#5132](https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/issues/5132): Deprecate `Test` suffix for abstract test case classes
 
-[9.6.10]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/9.6.9...9.6
+[9.6.10]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/9.6.9...9.6.10
 [9.6.9]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/9.6.8...9.6.9
 [9.6.8]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/9.6.7...9.6.8
 [9.6.7]: https://github.com/sebastianbergmann/phpunit/compare/9.6.6...9.6.7
diff --git a/src/Runner/Version.php b/src/Runner/Version.php
index e671313e203..5c253c9b45c 100644
--- a/src/Runner/Version.php
+++ b/src/Runner/Version.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public static function id(): string
         }
 
         if (self::$version === '') {
-            self::$version = (new VersionId('9.6.9', dirname(__DIR__, 2)))->getVersion();
+            self::$version = (new VersionId('9.6.10', dirname(__DIR__, 2)))->getVersion();
         }
 
         return self::$version;