diff --git a/str/str.spec b/str/str.spec
index f3adee4f51..752757ec1a 100644
--- a/str/str.spec
+++ b/str/str.spec
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ Packager:     The OpenPKG Project
 Distribution: OpenPKG [PLUS]
 Group:        Text
 License:      MIT/BSD-style
-Version:      0.9.7
-Release:      20020401
+Version:      0.9.8
+Release:      20030217
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      ftp://ftp.ossp.org/pkg/lib/str/str-%{version}.tar.gz