doc/devel/release.html | 7 +++++++

diff --git a/doc/devel/release.html b/doc/devel/release.html
index 6fdb0560187585c073c52eaf52b0e771900dff38..40ee74833d0c4f40dc3abaeb0375a4e76411da56 100644
--- a/doc/devel/release.html
+++ b/doc/devel/release.html
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.9.5">Go
 1.9.5 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+go1.9.6 (released 2018/05/01) includes fixes to the compiler and go command.
+See the <a href="https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.9.6">Go
+1.9.6 milestone</a> on our issue tracker for details.
+</p>
+
+
 <h2 id="go1.8">go1.8 (released 2017/02/16)</h2>
 
 <p>