diff --git a/run_service.sh b/run_service.sh
index 2bedbe1..1c9ad3b 100755
--- a/run_service.sh
+++ b/run_service.sh
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ echo ""
 directory="trader"
 # This is a tested version that works well.
 # Feel free to replace this with a different version of the repo, but be careful as there might be breaking changes
-service_version="v0.9.5"
+service_version="v0.9.6"
 service_repo=https://github.com/valory-xyz/$directory.git
 if [ -d $directory ]
 then