diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7e4ae89..f2e45f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ all: svtplay-dl
         release clean_releasedir $(RELEASE_DIR)
 
 # These variables describe the latest release:
-VERSION = 1.9.7
+VERSION = 1.9.8
 LATEST_RELEASE = $(VERSION)
 
 # If we build a new release, this is what it will be called:
diff --git a/lib/svtplay_dl/__init__.py b/lib/svtplay_dl/__init__.py
index c5fa82f..67ed659 100644
--- a/lib/svtplay_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/svtplay_dl/__init__.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ from svtplay_dl.service.vidme import Vidme
 from svtplay_dl.service.vimeo import Vimeo
 from svtplay_dl.service.youplay import Youplay
 
-__version__ = "1.9.7"
+__version__ = "1.9.8"
 
 sites = [
     Aftonbladet,