diff --git a/reV/version.py b/reV/version.py
index e1201d2a0..f907e6187 100644
--- a/reV/version.py
+++ b/reV/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 reV Version number
 """
 
-__version__ = "0.9.7"
+__version__ = "0.9.8"