Red Hat has made RHEL 9.6 available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Download portal and as errata for RHEL 9 subscribed systems on 13 May 2025. RHEL 9 still has over seven years of support left so deploying today gives you a stable based on which you can build. Links to the official release notes below:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Is Now Available
RHEL 9.6