diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1176a54b..91b7e1a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
             # we will mark this combination as failable,
             # and instruct users to upgrade helm and helm-secrets at once.
             plugin-secrets-version: 4.6.0
-            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.5
+            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.6
             extra-helmfile-flags: ''
             v1mode: ''
           - helm-version: v3.14.4
@@ -80,14 +80,14 @@ jobs:
           - helm-version: v3.14.4
             kustomize-version: v5.2.1
             plugin-secrets-version: 4.6.0
-            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.5
+            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.6
             extra-helmfile-flags: ''
             v1mode: ''
           # Helmfile v1
           - helm-version: v3.14.4
             kustomize-version: v5.2.1
             plugin-secrets-version: 4.6.0
-            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.5
+            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.6
             extra-helmfile-flags: ''
             v1mode: 'true'
           # In case you need to test some optional helmfile features,
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           - helm-version: v3.14.4
             kustomize-version: v5.2.1
             plugin-secrets-version: 4.6.0
-            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.5
+            plugin-diff-version: 3.9.6
             extra-helmfile-flags: '--enable-live-output'
             v1mode: ''
     steps:
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bcea000f..4af2085a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ RUN set -x && \
     [ "$(age --version)" = "${AGE_VERSION}" ] && \
     [ "$(age-keygen --version)" = "${AGE_VERSION}" ]
 
-RUN helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff --version v3.9.5 && \
+RUN helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff --version v3.9.6 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets --version v4.6.0 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/hypnoglow/helm-s3.git --version v0.16.0 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/aslafy-z/helm-git.git --version v0.16.0 && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.debian-stable-slim b/Dockerfile.debian-stable-slim
index b65722bf..b4303b15 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.debian-stable-slim
+++ b/Dockerfile.debian-stable-slim
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ RUN set -x && \
     [ "$(age --version)" = "${AGE_VERSION}" ] && \
     [ "$(age-keygen --version)" = "${AGE_VERSION}" ]
 
-RUN helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff --version v3.9.5 && \
+RUN helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff --version v3.9.6 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets --version v4.6.0 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/hypnoglow/helm-s3.git --version v0.16.0 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/aslafy-z/helm-git.git --version v0.16.0 && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
index 668abe12..e478affa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ubuntu
+++ b/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ RUN set -x && \
     [ "$(age --version)" = "${AGE_VERSION}" ] && \
     [ "$(age-keygen --version)" = "${AGE_VERSION}" ]
 
-RUN helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff --version v3.9.5 && \
+RUN helm plugin install https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff --version v3.9.6 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets --version v4.6.0 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/hypnoglow/helm-s3.git --version v0.16.0 && \
     helm plugin install https://github.com/aslafy-z/helm-git.git --version v0.16.0 && \
diff --git a/pkg/app/init.go b/pkg/app/init.go
index da6d043f..ce6b3417 100644
--- a/pkg/app/init.go
+++ b/pkg/app/init.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	HelmRequiredVersion           = "v3.13.3"
 	HelmRecommendedVersion        = "v3.14.4"
-	HelmDiffRecommendedVersion    = "v3.9.5"
+	HelmDiffRecommendedVersion    = "v3.9.6"
 	HelmSecretsRecommendedVersion = "v4.6.0"
 	HelmGitRecommendedVersion     = "v0.15.1"
 	HelmS3RecommendedVersion      = "v0.16.0"
diff --git a/test/integration/run.sh b/test/integration/run.sh
index 896742e8..52d84535 100755
--- a/test/integration/run.sh
+++ b/test/integration/run.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export HELM_DATA_HOME="${helm_dir}/data"
 export HELM_HOME="${HELM_DATA_HOME}"
 export HELM_PLUGINS="${HELM_DATA_HOME}/plugins"
 export HELM_CONFIG_HOME="${helm_dir}/config"
-HELM_DIFF_VERSION="${HELM_DIFF_VERSION:-3.9.5}"
+HELM_DIFF_VERSION="${HELM_DIFF_VERSION:-3.9.6}"
 HELM_SECRETS_VERSION="${HELM_SECRETS_VERSION:-3.15.0}"
 export GNUPGHOME="${PWD}/${dir}/.gnupg"
 export SOPS_PGP_FP="B2D6D7BBEC03B2E66571C8C00AD18E16CFDEF700"