diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 63dd63c8..68c2ac6e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'labwc',
   'c',
-  version: '0.9.7',
+  version: '0.9.8',
   license: 'GPL-2.0-only',
   meson_version: '>=0.59.0',
   default_options: [