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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
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+2025-08-07  Mintsuki  <mintsuki@protonmail.com>
+
+    *** Release 9.6.0 ***
+
+    Noteworthy changes compared to the previous release, 9.5.4:
+
+    Miscellaneous:
+        - Get rid of the fragile and messy "freestanding-toolchain" build
+          helper tool. This allows for a simpler and more predictable way of
+          selecting the target toolchain components via ./configure.
+
 2025-08-06  Mintsuki  <mintsuki@protonmail.com>
 
     *** Release 9.5.4 ***
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ For example, to clone the latest binary release of the `9.x` branch, one can do:
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v9.x-binary --depth=1
 ```
-or, to clone a specific binary point release (for example `9.5.4`):
+or, to clone a specific binary point release (for example `9.6.0`):
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v9.5.4-binary --depth=1
+git clone https://github.com/limine-bootloader/limine.git --branch=v9.6.0-binary --depth=1
 ```
 
 In order to rebuild host utilities like `limine`, simply run `make` in the binary