diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index b3ff6a6..62ce065 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-POE-Component-IRC-4.96.tar.gz
+POE-Component-IRC-4.97.tar.gz
diff --git a/perl-POE-Component-IRC.spec b/perl-POE-Component-IRC.spec
index 7a12a4c..ce2dc85 100644
--- a/perl-POE-Component-IRC.spec
+++ b/perl-POE-Component-IRC.spec
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 # "make noarch" type scenario is the third one.
 
 Name:           perl-POE-Component-IRC
-Version:        4.96        
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Version:        4.97
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A POE component for building IRC clients        
 
 Group:          Development/Libraries
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 25 2006 Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu> 4.97-1
+- update to 4.97
+
 * Sat Jul 22 2006 Chris Weyl <cweyl@alumni.drew.edu> 4.96-3
 - Fix typo, add more verbage
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index e448534..8e061be 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e57f2fbcce0aecf07062b8bf83b7bd96  POE-Component-IRC-4.96.tar.gz
+0e7287d52f51fd4eedd561e288c1f7a7  POE-Component-IRC-4.97.tar.gz