diff --git a/bin/lein b/bin/lein
index 37c6377e9..01fab1e5f 100755
--- a/bin/lein
+++ b/bin/lein
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ function msg {
     echo "$@" 1>&2
 }
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.8-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.8"
 # Must be sha256sum, will be replaced by bin/release
-export LEIN_CHECKSUM='82f01414acecddbb0ebd6d571505bb671a6fd093236bcdac2468cfe5f2eaa802'
+export LEIN_CHECKSUM='2a0e9114e0d623c748a9ade5d72b54128b31b5ddb13f51b04c533f104bb0c48d'
 
 case $LEIN_VERSION in
     *SNAPSHOT) SNAPSHOT="YES" ;;
diff --git a/bin/lein-pkg b/bin/lein-pkg
index 6baa7f6d4..4f31c081d 100644
--- a/bin/lein-pkg
+++ b/bin/lein-pkg
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # It has all the cross-platform stuff stripped out as well as the
 # logic for running from a source checkout and self-install/upgrading.
 
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.8-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.8"
 
 # cd to the project root, if applicable
 NOT_FOUND=1
diff --git a/bin/lein-sdkman b/bin/lein-sdkman
index b30594e84..ce4fad11f 100755
--- a/bin/lein-sdkman
+++ b/bin/lein-sdkman
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # This variant of the lein script is meant for consumption by SDKMAN!
 # (i.e. a script which supports all platforms with bash installed)
-export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.8-SNAPSHOT"
+export LEIN_VERSION="2.9.8"
 
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "cygwin" ]] || [[ "$OSTYPE" == "msys" ]]; then
     delimiter=";"
diff --git a/bin/lein.bat b/bin/lein.bat
index 6b1be83d1..a08a8999d 100755
--- a/bin/lein.bat
+++ b/bin/lein.bat
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 setLocal EnableExtensions EnableDelayedExpansion
 
-set LEIN_VERSION=2.9.8-SNAPSHOT
+set LEIN_VERSION=2.9.8
 
 if "%LEIN_VERSION:~-9%" == "-SNAPSHOT" (
     set SNAPSHOT=YES
diff --git a/bin/lein.ps1 b/bin/lein.ps1
index 87da09760..fa14258db 100644
--- a/bin/lein.ps1
+++ b/bin/lein.ps1
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function Set-ParentLocation([string]$file)
 
 function Initialize-Environment
 {
-    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.9.8-SNAPSHOT'
+    $env:LEIN_VERSION = '2.9.8'
     $env:SNAPSHOT = if($env:LEIN_VERSION -like '*-SNAPSHOT'){'YES'}else{'NO'} #TODO: Still needed?
     $env:ORIGINAL_PWD = $PWD -replace '\\$','\\'
     Set-ParentLocation project.clj
diff --git a/leiningen-core/pom.xml b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
index 00384969b..55684869f 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/pom.xml
+++ b/leiningen-core/pom.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>leiningen-core</groupId>
   <artifactId>leiningen-core</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>2.9.8</version>
   <name>leiningen-core</name>
   <description>Library for core functionality of Leiningen.</description>
   <url>https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen</url>
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
     </license>
   </licenses>
   <scm>
-    <tag>11d9a256226e29ddcf10db39cd89ecf23578af6b</tag>
+    <tag>d7f563e4d956b036b6a5e33402a5a6bc9da6553e</tag>
   </scm>
   <build>
     <sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
diff --git a/leiningen-core/project.clj b/leiningen-core/project.clj
index 47a1fddf4..38a1569ea 100644
--- a/leiningen-core/project.clj
+++ b/leiningen-core/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject leiningen-core "2.9.8-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen-core "2.9.8"
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index c88766141..0c58234ce 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ;; This is Leiningen's own project configuration. See doc/TUTORIAL.md
 ;; file as well as sample.project.clj for help writing your own.
 
-(defproject leiningen "2.9.8-SNAPSHOT"
+(defproject leiningen "2.9.8"
   :description "Automate Clojure projects without setting your hair on fire."
   :url "https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
             :url "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html"}
   ;; If you update these, update resources/leiningen/bootclasspath-deps.clj too
-  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.9.8-SNAPSHOT"]
+  :dependencies [[leiningen-core "2.9.8"]
                  ;; needed for pom
                  [org.clojure/data.xml "0.2.0-alpha5"]
                  ;; needed for test