diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 58689cc..504e6df 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 ext=Extension("meds._uberseg", sources, include_dirs=include_dirs)
 
 setup(name="meds", 
-      version="0.9.7",
+      version="0.9.8",
       description="Python and C libraries for reading MEDS files",
       license = "GNU GPLv3",
       author="Erin Scott Sheldon",