diff --git a/doc/update/6.0-to-7.0.md b/doc/update/6.0-to-7.0.md
index b73adc8cfb..881eb2844b 100644
--- a/doc/update/6.0-to-7.0.md
+++ b/doc/update/6.0-to-7.0.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ sudo apt-get install logrotate
 ```bash
 cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
 sudo -u git -H git fetch
-sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.9.3 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
+sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.9.6 # Addresses multiple critical security vulnerabilities
 ```
 
 ## 5. Install libs, migrations, etc.