diff --git a/roles/ghost/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ghost/defaults/main.yml
index c50af23..600fdee 100644
--- a/roles/ghost/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ghost/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
-
 ghost_domain: ~
-ghost_version: "5.95.0"
+ghost_version: "5.96.0"
 ghost_user: ghost
 ghost_user_group: ghost
 ghost_base_path: /opt/ghost