diff --git a/RELEASES.md b/RELEASES.md
index 1cb6105680..4c12971c54 100644
--- a/RELEASES.md
+++ b/RELEASES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Version 0.9.6 (2023-XX-XX)
+========================
+
 Version 0.9.5 (2023-11-17)
 ========================
 * New driving model
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index e72e344516..eb9cd737e2 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ AddOption('--clazy',
 AddOption('--compile_db',
           action='store_true',
           help='build clang compilation database')
+          
+AddOption('--ccflags',
+          action='store',
+          type='string',
+          default='',
+          help='pass arbitrary flags over the command line')
 
 AddOption('--snpe',
           action='store_true',
@@ -170,6 +176,10 @@ if arch != "Darwin":
 cflags += ['-DSWAGLOG="\\"common/swaglog.h\\""']
 cxxflags += ['-DSWAGLOG="\\"common/swaglog.h\\""']
 
+ccflags_option = GetOption('ccflags')
+if ccflags_option:
+  ccflags += ccflags_option.split(' ')
+
 env = Environment(
   ENV=lenv,
   CCFLAGS=[
diff --git a/common/version.h b/common/version.h
index 946f6a1fec..787bc897d7 100644
--- a/common/version.h
+++ b/common/version.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define COMMA_VERSION "0.9.5"
+#define COMMA_VERSION "0.9.6"
diff --git a/release/files_common b/release/files_common
index a1a164bfbf..53720aa05a 100644
--- a/release/files_common
+++ b/release/files_common
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ system/hardware/tici/agnos.json
 system/hardware/tici/amplifier.py
 system/hardware/tici/updater
 system/hardware/tici/iwlist.py
+system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection
 system/hardware/pc/__init__.py
 system/hardware/pc/hardware.h
 system/hardware/pc/hardware.py
diff --git a/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection b/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection
index 302ed28ed6..74f6f8e82c 100644
--- a/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection
+++ b/system/hardware/tici/esim.nmconnection
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ permissions=
 autoconnect=true
 autoconnect-retries=100
 autoconnect-priority=2
+metered=1
 
 [gsm]
 apn=