Go with 2.9.8

package.xml

@@ -33,23 +33,24 @@ Xdebug also provides:
   <active>yes</active>
  </lead>
 
- <date>2020-09-16</date>
- <time>15:11:45</time>
+ <date>2020-09-28</date>
+ <time>11:21:33</time>
  <version>
-  <release>2.9.7</release>
-  <api>2.9.7</api>
+  <release>2.9.8</release>
+  <api>2.9.8</api>
  </version>
  <stability>
   <release>stable</release>
   <api>stable</api>
  </stability>
  <license uri="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php">BSD style</license>
  <notes>
-Wed, Sep 16, 2020 - xdebug 2.9.7
+Mon, Sep 28, 2020 - xdebug 2.9.8
 
 = Fixed bugs:
 
-  - Fixed issue #1839: Add keepalive options to debugging socket
+  - Fixed issue #1851: Paths are not counted as coveraged with loops calling function
+  - Fixed issue #1855: Build issues on FreeBSD
  </notes>
 
  <contents>
@@ -190,6 +191,27 @@ Wed, Sep 16, 2020 - xdebug 2.9.7
  <zendextsrcrelease />
  <changelog>
 
+  <release>
+   <date>2020-09-16</date>
+   <time>15:11:45</time>
+   <version>
+    <release>2.9.7</release>
+    <api>2.9.7</api>
+   </version>
+   <stability>
+    <release>stable</release>
+    <api>stable</api>
+   </stability>
+   <license uri="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php">BSD style</license>
+   <notes>
+Wed, Sep 16, 2020 - xdebug 2.9.7
+
+= Fixed bugs:
+
+  - Fixed issue #1839: Add keepalive options to debugging socket
+   </notes>
+  </release>
+
   <release>
    <date>2020-05-29</date>
    <time>11:43:03</time>

php_xdebug.h

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #define PHP_XDEBUG_H
 
 #define XDEBUG_NAME       "Xdebug"
-#define XDEBUG_VERSION    "2.9.8-dev"
+#define XDEBUG_VERSION    "2.9.8"
 #define XDEBUG_AUTHOR     "Derick Rethans"
 #define XDEBUG_COPYRIGHT  "Copyright (c) 2002-2020 by Derick Rethans"
 #define XDEBUG_COPYRIGHT_SHORT "Copyright (c) 2002-2020"

template.rc

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 # define THANKS_GUYS ""
 #endif
 
-#define VERSIONDESC 2,9,8,0
-#define VERSIONSTR  "2.9.8-dev"
+#define VERSIONDESC 2,9,8,1
+#define VERSIONSTR  "2.9.8"
 
 //Version
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO

xdebug.ini

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ; This file is generated by the 'xdebug.org:html/docs/convert.php' robot
-; for Xdebug 2.9.7 — do not modify by hand
+; for Xdebug 2.9.8 — do not modify by hand
 
 ; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; xdebug.auto_trace