diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
index 419895365..3a284a121 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-2.9.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # NetBox v2.9
 
+## v2.9.6 (2020-10-09)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* [#5229](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/5229) - Fix AttributeError exception when LDAP authentication is enabled
+
+---
+
 ## v2.9.5 (2020-10-09)
 
 ### Enhancements
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/authentication.py b/netbox/netbox/authentication.py
index cd608bec5..6328c40d7 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/authentication.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/authentication.py
@@ -175,6 +175,6 @@ class LDAPBackend:
         # Enable logging for django_auth_ldap
         ldap_logger = logging.getLogger('django_auth_ldap')
         ldap_logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
-        ldap_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO if settings.DEBUG is False else logging.DEBUG)
+        ldap_logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
         return obj
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 25f382489..bf1381280 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.core.validators import URLValidator
 # Environment setup
 #
 
-VERSION = '2.9.5'
+VERSION = '2.9.6'
 
 # Hostname
 HOSTNAME = platform.node()