diff --git a/.scalafmt.conf b/.scalafmt.conf
index d7918bf246..25a0f2e4bf 100644
--- a/.scalafmt.conf
+++ b/.scalafmt.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version = "3.9.5"
+version = "3.9.6"
 
 align.preset = more
 maxColumn = 100
diff --git a/project/deps.sc b/project/deps.sc
index d469eeb5ef..d205350c86 100644
--- a/project/deps.sc
+++ b/project/deps.sc
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ object Deps {
     def jsoniterScalaJava8                = "2.13.5.2"
     def jsoup                             = "1.20.1"
     def scalaMeta                         = "4.13.5"
-    def scalafmt                          = "3.9.5"
+    def scalafmt                          = "3.9.6"
     def scalaNative04                     = "0.4.17"
     def scalaNative05                     = "0.5.7"
     def scalaNative                       = scalaNative05
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/cli-options.md b/website/docs/reference/cli-options.md
index 2c39742eff..fc4f763c83 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/cli-options.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/cli-options.md
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ Pass a global dialect for scalafmt. This overrides whatever value is configured
 
 Aliases: `--fmt-version`
 
-Pass scalafmt version before running it (3.9.5 by default). If passed, this overrides whatever value is configured in the .scalafmt.conf file.
+Pass scalafmt version before running it (3.9.6 by default). If passed, this overrides whatever value is configured in the .scalafmt.conf file.
 
 ## Global suppress warning options
 
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/scala-command/cli-options.md b/website/docs/reference/scala-command/cli-options.md
index 0b7eac939b..17dda850b9 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/scala-command/cli-options.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/scala-command/cli-options.md
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Aliases: `--fmt-version`
 
 `IMPLEMENTATION specific` per Scala Runner specification
 
-Pass scalafmt version before running it (3.9.5 by default). If passed, this overrides whatever value is configured in the .scalafmt.conf file.
+Pass scalafmt version before running it (3.9.6 by default). If passed, this overrides whatever value is configured in the .scalafmt.conf file.
 
 ## Global suppress warning options
 
diff --git a/website/docs/reference/scala-command/runner-specification.md b/website/docs/reference/scala-command/runner-specification.md
index c0e01b0dfd..3914a4a2dd 100644
--- a/website/docs/reference/scala-command/runner-specification.md
+++ b/website/docs/reference/scala-command/runner-specification.md
@@ -3948,7 +3948,7 @@ Aliases: `--dialect`
 
 **--scalafmt-version**
 
-Pass scalafmt version before running it (3.9.5 by default). If passed, this overrides whatever value is configured in the .scalafmt.conf file.
+Pass scalafmt version before running it (3.9.6 by default). If passed, this overrides whatever value is configured in the .scalafmt.conf file.
 
 Aliases: `--fmt-version`