diff --git a/tool/gem-unpack.rb b/tool/gem-unpack.rb
index 0ba23ef4d3..770ddce618 100644
--- a/tool/gem-unpack.rb
+++ b/tool/gem-unpack.rb
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ def Gem.unpack(file, dir = nil, spec_dir = nil)
   end
   FileUtils.mkdir_p(spec_dir)
   File.binwrite(File.join(spec_dir, "#{spec.name}-#{spec.version}.gemspec"), spec.to_ruby)
-  unless spec.extensions.empty? or spec.dependencies.empty?
+  unless spec.extensions.empty?
     spec.dependencies.clear
+    File.binwrite(File.join(spec_dir, ".bundled.#{spec.name}-#{spec.version}.gemspec"), spec.to_ruby)
   end
-  File.binwrite(File.join(spec_dir, ".bundled.#{spec.name}-#{spec.version}.gemspec"), spec.to_ruby)
   puts "Unpacked #{file}"
 end
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 66996a6281..68b3a26cfc 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 3
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 96
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 97
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2022
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 10