diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 5367c19..25fd911 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "3.9.5"
+  ".": "3.9.6"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d0c141d..b81adc6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 
 All notable changes to the LaunchDarkly client-side JavaScript SDKs will be documented in this file. This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+## [3.9.6](https://github.com/launchdarkly/js-client-sdk/compare/3.9.5...3.9.6) (2026-10-02)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Log goals error response message correctly. ([#354](https://github.com/launchdarkly/js-client-sdk/issues/354)) ([f6f9eb2](https://github.com/launchdarkly/js-client-sdk/commit/f6f9eb282c10dad17de8c658655c9a2079c9555e))
+
 ## [3.9.5](https://github.com/launchdarkly/js-client-sdk/compare/3.9.4...3.9.5) (2026-08-06)
 
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cedfdf1..c17566e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "launchdarkly-js-client-sdk",
-  "version": "3.9.5",
+  "version": "3.9.6",
   "description": "LaunchDarkly SDK for JavaScript",
   "author": "LaunchDarkly <team@launchdarkly.com>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",