diff --git a/src/qz/common/Constants.java b/src/qz/common/Constants.java
index 1ab35c8..abc8162 100644
--- a/src/qz/common/Constants.java
+++ b/src/qz/common/Constants.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class Constants {
     public static final int OUTPUT_STREAM_SIZE = 20480;
     public static final int BYTE_BUFFER_SIZE = 8192;
     public static final int APPEND_XML = 1;
-    public static final String VERSION = "1.9.7";
+    public static final String VERSION = "1.9.8";
     public static final int APPEND_RAW = 2;
     public static final int APPEND_IMAGE = 3;
     public static final int APPEND_IMAGE_PS = 4;