diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index cef3072d9..47ef6360c 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 (2021-08-10)
 
   Documentation:
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 42a5e3627..2ec872133 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], [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]]