diff --git a/dtool/PandaVersion.pp b/dtool/PandaVersion.pp
index f07caf4936..58698df062 100644
--- a/dtool/PandaVersion.pp
+++ b/dtool/PandaVersion.pp
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@
 // PANDA_PACKAGE_VERSION, because it is anticipated that this plugin
 // code, once settled, will need to be updated much less frequently
 // than Panda itself.
-#define P3D_PLUGIN_VERSION 0 9 7
+#define P3D_PLUGIN_VERSION 0 9 8