diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
index ebf6eea9..60c15fab 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-core/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	// set information
-	info.Set("Portmaster", "0.9.7", "AGPLv3", true)
+	info.Set("Portmaster", "0.9.8", "AGPLv3", true)
 
 	// Set default log level.
 	log.SetLogLevel(log.WarningLevel)
diff --git a/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go b/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go
index 36a14065..14f2a968 100644
--- a/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go
+++ b/cmds/portmaster-start/main.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func main() {
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initCobra)
 
 	// set meta info
-	info.Set("Portmaster Start", "0.9.7", "AGPLv3", false)
+	info.Set("Portmaster Start", "0.9.8", "AGPLv3", false)
 
 	// catch interrupt for clean shutdown
 	signalCh := make(chan os.Signal, 2)