diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index d52d83e..5139b89 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '0.9'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.9.6'
+release = '0.9.8'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/predictionio/__init__.py b/predictionio/__init__.py
index 699b2db..b429b4e 100644
--- a/predictionio/__init__.py
+++ b/predictionio/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 """
 
 
-__version__ = "0.9.6"
+__version__ = "0.9.8"
 
 # import packages
 import re
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 67b12e3..eeafe17 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name='PredictionIO',
-    version="0.9.6",
+    version="0.9.8",
     author=__author__,
     author_email=__email__,
     packages=['predictionio'],