diff --git a/README b/README
index 7ee627396b..cd6bc2171e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This is hdf5-1.1.96 released on Fri May  7 04:20:40 CDT 1999
+This is hdf5-1.1.97 released on Fri May 14 04:21:02 CDT 1999
 Please refer to the INSTALL file for installation instructions.
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diff --git a/src/H5public.h b/src/H5public.h
index 7ab7f0562b..47516d41ee 100644
--- a/src/H5public.h
+++ b/src/H5public.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static char             RcsId[] = "@(#)$Revision$";
 /* Version numbers */
 #define H5_VERS_MAJOR	1       /* For major interface/format changes  	     */
 #define H5_VERS_MINOR	1       /* For minor interface/format changes  	     */
-#define H5_VERS_RELEASE	97      /* For tweaks, bug-fixes, or development     */
+#define H5_VERS_RELEASE	98      /* For tweaks, bug-fixes, or development     */
 
 #define H5check()	H5check_version(H5_VERS_MAJOR,H5_VERS_MINOR,	      \
 				        H5_VERS_RELEASE)