diff --git a/hy/__init__.py b/hy/__init__.py
index fedde19..bc5b042 100644
--- a/hy/__init__.py
+++ b/hy/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 
 __appname__ = "hy"
-__version__ = "0.9.7"
+__version__ = "0.9.8"
 
 
 from hy.models.expression import HyExpression  # NOQA