diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 512fa06641dbdc990377a22926302084508306a5..23234468e3e596c28092d729e6483a7ed3524d9b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-2019-10-15  Uwe Schulzweida
+2019-10-29  Uwe Schulzweida
 
         * using CGRIBEX library version 1.9.4
 	* Version 1.9.8 released
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a254c08be6dd533474bd69b607866980978003e8..defb0d33cba9164559dd54590ce3a380b7ffa257 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 LT_PREREQ([2.4.6])
 
-AC_INIT([cdi], [1.9.8rc3], [https://mpimet.mpg.de/cdi])
+AC_INIT([cdi], [1.9.8], [https://mpimet.mpg.de/cdi])
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(CDI, ["$PACKAGE_VERSION"], [CDI version])