diff --git a/inference/core/version.py b/inference/core/version.py
index f7135c26b4..f1445cf5bb 100644
--- a/inference/core/version.py
+++ b/inference/core/version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.9.8rc1"
+__version__ = "0.9.8"
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":