chore(release): 9.8.1-rc.1

## [9.8.1-rc.1](v9.8.0...v9.8.1-rc.1) (2023-12-08)

### Bug Fixes

* disables test job for next release ([5bd8714](5bd8714))
* updates background component to merge props ([db16026](db16026))

 [skip ci]

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## [9.8.1-rc.1](https://github.com/imgix/react-imgix/compare/v9.8.0...v9.8.1-rc.1) (2023-12-08)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* disables test job for next release ([5bd8714](https://github.com/imgix/react-imgix/commit/5bd87149bf5c6162c2cfe9f48be9efcb6f902dc8))
+* updates background component to merge props ([db16026](https://github.com/imgix/react-imgix/commit/db16026ae4e2917485866f8c971065dbd889231d))
+
 ## [9.8.0](https://github.com/imgix/react-imgix/compare/v9.7.0...v9.8.0) (2023-08-04)
 
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-imgix",
-  "version": "9.8.0",
+  "version": "9.8.1-rc.1",
   "description": "React Component for displaying an image from Imgix",
   "author": "Frederick Fogerty <frederick.fogerty@gmail.com> (https://github.com/frederickfogerty)",
   "contributors": [

src/constants.js

@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "9.8.0";
+export const PACKAGE_VERSION = "9.8.1-rc.1";