diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e60a0f1..7453022 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ libindi0_0.6.tar.gz
 /indi-1.9.5.1.tar.gz
 /indi-1.9.6.tar.gz
 /indi-1.9.7.tar.gz
+/indi-1.9.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/libindi.spec b/libindi.spec
index e1f0b30..6c9fcde 100644
--- a/libindi.spec
+++ b/libindi.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:       libindi
-Version:    1.9.7
+Version:    1.9.8
 Release:    %autorelease
 Summary:    Instrument Neutral Distributed Interface
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 225154f..3e38544 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (indi-1.9.7.tar.gz) = d2a5275674e3f335dd16eaae84dde990ad35b2041e53147da7a69ea2e4e70d76706230cf15fa73cd410f71324f7c1c432629a9394915929422ee858bbd9af10d
+SHA512 (indi-1.9.8.tar.gz) = b9551547de277fe311e4779e65915351850a25fb049ddcfad634ef385014b521416f2366cf50cda80cdfa4a754c18face21cfd59f7f45c4018ca733ddf981ab2