diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4ba44b66..f212e985 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [metadata]
 name = pysynphot
-version = 0.9.7.dev
+version = 0.9.8.dev
 author = Vicki Laidler, Matt Davis, Robert Jedrzejewski, Ivo Busko
 author-email = help@stsci.edu
 summary = Python Synthetic Photometry Utilities