This release merely updates the Windows executable of cloc 1.96 to use the Win32::LongPath module per issue #704. The cloc source code itself is unchanged from 1.96. Here's the VirusTotal entry for this updated v1.96.1 executable.
If you use the source version of cloc, or if Win32::LongPath isn't important to you, use the regular 1.96 release bundle.