diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c92530fca..f1fd9d819 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ENDIF()
 
 # Versioning
 # ===========
-SALOME_SETUP_VERSION(9.7.0 DEVELOPMENT)
+SALOME_SETUP_VERSION(9.8.0)
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Building ${PROJECT_NAME_UC} ${${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_VERSION} from \"${${PROJECT_NAME_UC}_GIT_SHA1}\"")
 
 # Find KERNEL