diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 6494b59..18452b8 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # === Project Settings ===
 # Change PROJECT and VERSION here — VERSION flows into the about screen and archive names.
 PROJECT := soundThing
-VERSION := 0.9.5
+VERSION := 0.9.8-RC
 CFLAGS  := -Wall -Wextra -std=c11 -O2 -DAPP_VERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
 # Preprocessor flags (deps only here)
 CPPFLAGS := -MMD -MP