diff --git a/FlightGear.dsp b/FlightGear.dsp
index 8bbd7a2e4..1f9995011 100644
--- a/FlightGear.dsp
+++ b/FlightGear.dsp
@@ -8193,6 +8193,36 @@ SOURCE=.\src\Main\main.hxx
 # End Source File
 # Begin Source File
 
+SOURCE=.\src\Main\renderer.cxx
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "FlightGear - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release\Lib_Main"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "FlightGear - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug\Lib_Main"
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=.\src\Main\renderer.hxx
+
+!IF  "$(CFG)" == "FlightGear - Win32 Release"
+
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Release\Lib_Main"
+
+!ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "FlightGear - Win32 Debug"
+
+# PROP Intermediate_Dir "Debug\Lib_Main"
+
+!ENDIF 
+
+# End Source File
+# Begin Source File
+
 SOURCE=.\src\Main\fg_commands.cxx
 
 !IF  "$(CFG)" == "FlightGear - Win32 Release"
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fe9fe8390..fbc590618 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	FlightGear.dsw
 
 dist-hook:
-	(cd $(top_srcdir); $(HOME)/projects/FlightGear-0.9/admin/am2dsp.pl)
+	(cd $(top_srcdir); $(HOME)/Projects/FlightGear-0.9/admin/am2dsp.pl)
 	(cd $(top_srcdir); tar --exclude docs-mini/CVS --exclude hints/CVS \
 		-cf - docs-mini ) | (cd $(distdir); tar xvf -)
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ fgfs-docs-tar:
 	tar czvf fgfs-docs-$(VERSION).tar.gz FlightGear/Docs )
 
 # fgfs-docs-zip:
-# 	( cd $(HOME)/projects ; \
+# 	( cd $(HOME)/Projects ; \
 # 	zip -r fgfs-docs-$(VERSION).zip FlightGear-0.7/docs )
 
 fgfs-manual-zip:
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e9553715a..9e98bb8be 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-New in 0.9.6-pre1
-* September 10, 2004
+New in 0.9.6
+* October 12, 2004
 
 * Added some initial support for "submodels" which can be used to
   impliment things like contrails, flares, tracers, etc.
@@ -10,10 +10,21 @@ New in 0.9.6-pre1
   might benefit from consistent and fast frame rates.)
 * Other various (and minor) code cleanups, tweaks, and fixes.
 * Fixed ATIS voice file.
-* Updated aircraft: MD11, Spitfire, Bo-105, adjust C172 cockpit sound levels,
-  F16, Fokker-50, Fokker-100, and Sgs-233.
+* Updated aircraft: A320, Bo-105, Comper Swift, Concorde, F16,
+  Fokker-50, Fokker-100, Hunter, MD11, PC7, Spitfire, adjust
+  C172 cockpit sound levels, and Sgs-233.
+
 * Updated joystick configs: CH pro yoke usb, Cyborg Evo, Thrustmaster FCS.
 * Fix a bug in the nasal fuel tank management code.
+* Return Canadian ILS's to nav data.
+* Add support for display list based rendering which yields
+  substantial performance gains for many systems.
+* Synced with latest JSBSim code.
+* Fixed a reference point bug in YASim.
+* Revived the hi-res (tiled) screen shot code so you can again produce
+  insanely and arbitrarily large resolution screen shots.
+* Beefed up the tile pager so it can more sensibly handle insanely
+  rapid motion.
 
 
 New in 0.9.5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0cfd8d397..28281184b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.52)
 dnl Initialize the automake stuff
 dnl set the $host variable based on local machine/os
 AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear, 0.9.6-pre1)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(FlightGear, 0.9.6)
 
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET