diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8c394672b..ac27578cd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-New in spot 2.9.7.dev (not yet released)
+New in spot 2.9.8.dev (not yet released)
 
   Build:
 
@@ -252,10 +252,6 @@ New in spot 2.9.7.dev (not yet released)
   - tgba_determinize() could create parity automata using more colors
     than necessary.  (Related to issue #298)
 
-  - left->intersacting_run(right) could return a run with incorrect
-    colors (likely not corresponding to any existing transition of
-    left) if left was a weak automaton.
-
   Deprecation notices:
 
   - twa_graph::defrag_states() and digraph::defrag_states() now take
@@ -263,6 +259,25 @@ New in spot 2.9.7.dev (not yet released)
     old prototype is still supported but will emit a deprecation
     warning.
 
+New in spot 2.9.8 (2021-08-10)
+
+  Documentation:
+
+  - Mention the conda-forge package.
+
+  Bugs fixed:
+
+  - left->intersacting_run(right) could return a run with incorrect
+    colors (likely not corresponding to any existing transition of
+    left) if left was a weak automaton.  (Issue #471)
+
+  - Fix bitset::operator-() causing issues when Spot was configured
+    with more than 32 colors for instance with --enable-max-sets=64.
+    (Issue #469)
+
+  - Work around some warnings from newer compilers.
+
+
 New in spot 2.9.7 (2021-05-12)
 
   Bugs fixed:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 25edd0310..785b0c1f6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([spot], [2.9.7.dev], [spot@lrde.epita.fr])
+AC_INIT([spot], [2.9.8.dev], [spot@lrde.epita.fr])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([tools])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 gnu tar-ustar color-tests parallel-tests])
diff --git a/doc/org/setup.org b/doc/org/setup.org
index 809788d25..d5c0a0bcd 100644
--- a/doc/org/setup.org
+++ b/doc/org/setup.org
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #+OPTIONS: H:2 num:nil toc:t html-postamble:nil ^:nil
 #+EMAIL: spot@lrde.epita.fr
 #+HTML_LINK_HOME: index.html
-#+MACRO: SPOTVERSION 2.9.7
-#+MACRO: LASTRELEASE 2.9.7
-#+MACRO: LASTTARBALL [[http://www.lrde.epita.fr/dload/spot/spot-2.9.7.tar.gz][=spot-2.9.7.tar.gz=]]
-#+MACRO: LASTNEWS [[https://gitlab.lrde.epita.fr/spot/spot/blob/spot-2-9-7/NEWS][summary of the changes]]
-#+MACRO: LASTDATE 2021-05-12
+#+MACRO: SPOTVERSION 2.9.8
+#+MACRO: LASTRELEASE 2.9.8
+#+MACRO: LASTTARBALL [[http://www.lrde.epita.fr/dload/spot/spot-2.9.8.tar.gz][=spot-2.9.8.tar.gz=]]
+#+MACRO: LASTNEWS [[https://gitlab.lrde.epita.fr/spot/spot/blob/spot-2-9-8/NEWS][summary of the changes]]
+#+MACRO: LASTDATE 2021-08-10
 
 #+ATTR_HTML: :id spotlogo
 [[file:spot2.svg]]