diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d7d1ac78..483934908 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Change Log
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## [9.6.1] - 2017-08-03
+## Fixed
+- Fix for issue #501: Could not load file or assembly 'Polly, Version=5.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
+- The dependency for Polly has been corrected
+
 ## [9.6.0] - 2017-08-02
 ## Added
 - Pull #497: Transient Fault Handling
diff --git a/nuspec/Sendgrid.9.6.0.nuspec b/nuspec/Sendgrid.9.6.1.nuspec
similarity index 86%
rename from nuspec/Sendgrid.9.6.0.nuspec
rename to nuspec/Sendgrid.9.6.1.nuspec
index 1bd206ce2..3d25b1397 100644
--- a/nuspec/Sendgrid.9.6.0.nuspec
+++ b/nuspec/Sendgrid.9.6.1.nuspec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2012/06/nuspec.xsd">
     <metadata>
         <id>Sendgrid</id>
-        <version>9.6.0</version>
+        <version>9.6.1</version>
         <title>SendGrid</title>
         <authors>Elmer Thomas,SendGrid DX Team</authors>
         <licenseUrl>https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-csharp/blob/master/MIT.LICENSE</licenseUrl>
@@ -11,20 +11,22 @@
         <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
         <description>C# client library and examples for using SendGrid API's to send mail and access Web API v3 endpoints with .NET Standard 1.3 and .NET Core support. Github repo located at : https://github.com/sendgrid/sendgrid-csharp</description>
         <summary>C# client library and examples for using SendGrid API's to send mail and access Web API v3 endpoints with .NET Standard 1.3 and .NET Core support.</summary>
-        <releaseNotes>## Added
-- Pull #497: Transient Fault Handling
-- Thanks to [Dylan Morley](https://github.com/dylan-asos) for the PR!</releaseNotes>
+        <releaseNotes>## Fixed
+- Fix for issue #501: Could not load file or assembly 'Polly, Version=5.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
+- The dependency for Polly has been corrected</releaseNotes>
         <copyright>SendGrid, Inc. 2017</copyright>
         <tags>SendGrid Email Mail Microsoft Azure Transactional .NET Core</tags>
         <dependencies>
             <group targetFramework=".NETFramework4.0">
                 <dependency id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="9.0.1" />
                 <dependency id="System.Net.Http" version="4.0.0" />
+                <dependency id="Polly-Signed" version="5.2.0" />
             </group>
             <group targetFramework=".NETStandard1.3">
                 <dependency id="NETStandard.Library" version="1.6.1" />
                 <dependency id="Newtonsoft.Json" version="9.0.1" />
                 <dependency id="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions" version="1.1.0" />
+                <dependency id="Polly-Signed" version="5.2.0" />
             </group>
         </dependencies>
     </metadata>
diff --git a/src/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 13425ba6c..f18361ecd 100644
--- a/src/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/SendGrid/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 // The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
 [assembly: Guid("377c20e4-2297-488f-933b-fb635c56d8fc")]
 
-[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("9.6.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("9.6.1")]
diff --git a/src/SendGrid/SendGrid.csproj b/src/SendGrid/SendGrid.csproj
index a37243598..a68019fe8 100644
--- a/src/SendGrid/SendGrid.csproj
+++ b/src/SendGrid/SendGrid.csproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <VersionPrefix>9.6.0</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>9.6.1</VersionPrefix>
     <TargetFrameworks>netstandard1.3;net452</TargetFrameworks>
     <PlatformTarget>anycpu</PlatformTarget>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Polly" Version="5.2.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Polly-Signed" Version="5.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers" Version="1.0.0">
       <PrivateAssets>All</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>