diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#### 1.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+#### 1.9.8-b5
 
 - **[UPDATE]** Updated to Kotlin 1.2.70.
 - **[UPDATE]** Updated to Kotlin Coroutines 0.25.0.
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index dfdb0d95..d06f5ebc 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+1.9.8-b5