diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ba3ff43..db54c4c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ include(TestBigEndian)
 
 set(PACKAGE_NAME           "LibVNCServer")
 set(FULL_PACKAGE_NAME      "LibVNCServer")
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION        "0.9.8")
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION        "0.9.8.1")
 set(PROJECT_BUGREPORT_PATH "http://sourceforge.net/projects/libvncserver")
 set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-O2 -W -Wall -g")
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 4849682..ffb75e1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.9.8.1
+   - Fixed an ABI compatibility issue.
+
 0.9.8
    - Overall changes:
      * Automagically generated API documentation using doxygen.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ab65308..bffd537 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-AC_INIT(LibVNCServer, 0.9.8, http://sourceforge.net/projects/libvncserver)
-AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(LibVNCServer, 0.9.8)
+AC_INIT(LibVNCServer, 0.9.8.1, http://sourceforge.net/projects/libvncserver)
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(LibVNCServer, 0.9.8.1)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(rfbconfig.h)
 AX_PREFIX_CONFIG_H([rfb/rfbconfig.h])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])