diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e1c91f70ac..dd3741bdcd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "json-joy",
-  "version": "9.7.0",
+  "version": "9.8.0",
   "description": "",
   "author": {
     "name": "streamich",