diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7f812a0c96..eee3e65bf73 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ endif ()
 
 set(LBANN_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
 set(LBANN_VERSION_MINOR 98)
-set(LBANN_VERSION_PATCH 0)
+set(LBANN_VERSION_PATCH 1)
 
 set(LBANN_VERSION "${LBANN_VERSION_MAJOR}.${LBANN_VERSION_MINOR}.${LBANN_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.txt b/ReleaseNotes.txt
index 5ee51ac14ca..fea20150a3f 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.txt
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.txt
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ I/O & data readers:
 Build system:
 
 Retired features:
+
+============================== Release Notes: v0.98.1 ==============================
+Bug Fixes:
+ - Added missing header
+
 ============================== Release Notes: v0.98 ==============================
 Support for new training algorithms:
  - Hyperparameter exploration with Adam optimizers