diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index d3ea808..67f7c44 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This list is sorted by the number of commits per contributor in _descending_ ord
 
 Avatar|Contributor|Contributions
 :-:|---|:-:
-<img class='float-left rounded-1' src='https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10231489?v=4' width='36' height='36' alt='@myii'>|[@myii](https://github.com/myii)|231
+<img class='float-left rounded-1' src='https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10231489?v=4' width='36' height='36' alt='@myii'>|[@myii](https://github.com/myii)|235
 <img class='float-left rounded-1' src='https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1800660?v=4' width='36' height='36' alt='@aboe76'>|[@aboe76](https://github.com/aboe76)|100
 <img class='float-left rounded-1' src='https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1396878?v=4' width='36' height='36' alt='@gravyboat'>|[@gravyboat](https://github.com/gravyboat)|71
 <img class='float-left rounded-1' src='https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3374962?v=4' width='36' height='36' alt='@nmadhok'>|[@nmadhok](https://github.com/nmadhok)|54
@@ -113,4 +113,4 @@ Avatar|Contributor|Contributions
 
 ---
 
-Auto-generated by a [forked version](https://github.com/myii/maintainer) of [gaocegege/maintainer](https://github.com/gaocegege/maintainer) on 2021-11-05.
+Auto-generated by a [forked version](https://github.com/myii/maintainer) of [gaocegege/maintainer](https://github.com/gaocegege/maintainer) on 2021-11-17.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e5d5cf..33a62d2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.9.6](https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/compare/v1.9.5...v1.9.6) (2021-11-17)
+
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+* use `pillars_from_directories` & `test/salt/pillar/top.sls` ([98c9dbf](https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/commit/98c9dbfcfbb45f514a7d35165f1ac572c0bfe6af))
+
+
+### Tests
+
+* **pillar:** centralise and clean-up entries ([db5b69c](https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/commit/db5b69c9cda824194a891c515f19baabe46748b6))
+* centralise all suites into `default` suite ([b475e24](https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/commit/b475e24638edc7e6cbd5b131b3d1316727bf8246))
+
 ## [1.9.5](https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/compare/v1.9.4...v1.9.5) (2021-11-05)
 
 
diff --git a/FORMULA b/FORMULA
index 62271af..796c439 100644
--- a/FORMULA
+++ b/FORMULA
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: salt
 os: Debian, Ubuntu, Raspbian, RedHat, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle, Amazon, Suse, openSUSE, Gentoo, Funtoo, Arch, Manjaro, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows
 os_family: Debian, Redhat, Suse, Arch, Gentoo, FreeBSD, Windows
-version: 1.9.5
+version: 1.9.6
 release: 1
 minimum_version: 2015.8
 summary: Formula for install Saltstack
diff --git a/docs/AUTHORS.rst b/docs/AUTHORS.rst
index 610ec49..aa07fa4 100644
--- a/docs/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/docs/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ This list is sorted by the number of commits per contributor in *descending* ord
      - Contributions
    * - :raw-html-m2r:`<img class='float-left rounded-1' src='https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/10231489?v=4' width='36' height='36' alt='@myii'>`
      - `@myii <https://github.com/myii>`_
-     - 231
+     - 235
    * - :raw-html-m2r:`<img class='float-left rounded-1' src='https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1800660?v=4' width='36' height='36' alt='@aboe76'>`
      - `@aboe76 <https://github.com/aboe76>`_
      - 100
@@ -335,4 +335,4 @@ This list is sorted by the number of commits per contributor in *descending* ord
 
 ----
 
-Auto-generated by a `forked version <https://github.com/myii/maintainer>`_ of `gaocegege/maintainer <https://github.com/gaocegege/maintainer>`_ on 2021-11-05.
+Auto-generated by a `forked version <https://github.com/myii/maintainer>`_ of `gaocegege/maintainer <https://github.com/gaocegege/maintainer>`_ on 2021-11-17.
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.rst b/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
index 792e568..e5d0596 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+`1.9.6 <https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/compare/v1.9.5...v1.9.6>`_ (2021-11-17)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Continuous Integration
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+
+* use ``pillars_from_directories`` & ``test/salt/pillar/top.sls`` (\ `98c9dbf <https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/commit/98c9dbfcfbb45f514a7d35165f1ac572c0bfe6af>`_\ )
+
+Tests
+^^^^^
+
+
+* **pillar:** centralise and clean-up entries (\ `db5b69c <https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/commit/db5b69c9cda824194a891c515f19baabe46748b6>`_\ )
+* centralise all suites into ``default`` suite (\ `b475e24 <https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/commit/b475e24638edc7e6cbd5b131b3d1316727bf8246>`_\ )
+
 `1.9.5 <https://github.com/saltstack-formulas/salt-formula/compare/v1.9.4...v1.9.5>`_ (2021-11-05)
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