diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9723a044..87109cd5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.9.8] - 2024-03-12
+
+This is a bugfix release with containing bugfixes backported from the next major release of the plugin as documented below.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix a bug where the right hand mesh is always hidden inside the game no matter whether the right glove is connected or not.
+- Fix a crash inside the USGHandPose::FromHandAngles method.
+- Some performance optimizations by utilizing MoveTemp in return statements.
+- Some improvements applied to the source code.
+- Some other minor fixes.
+
+### Changed
+
+- The BonesRotations TMap is no longer a public field of FSGVirtualHandAnimInstanceProxy and instead could be retrieved by calling the GetBonesRotations() method.
+
 ## [1.9.7] - 2024-02-18
 
 This is a bugfix release with containing bugfixes backported from the next major release of the plugin as documented below.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4f1fa071..a6eb5551 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ This repository relies on Git LFS for storing binary blobs (e.g. third-party lib
 | **4.27** |         ⚠️ v1.4.x        |         ⚠️ v1.4.x        |         ⚠️ v1.4.x        |               ⚠️ v1.4.x              |               ⚠️ v1.4.x               |  ⚠️ v1.4.x (r21e)  |          ⚠️ v1.3.1          |         ⚠️ v1.4.3         |
 | **5.0**  |            ❌            |         ⚠️ v1.6.x        |         ⚠️ v1.6.x        |               ⚠️ v1.6.x              |               ⚠️ v1.6.x               |  ⚠️ v1.6.x (r21e)  |          ⚠️ v1.6.1          |         ⚠️ v1.6.1         |
 | **5.1**  |            ❌            |         ✅ v1.9.x        |         ✅ v1.9.x        |               ✅ v1.9.x              |               ✅ v1.9.x               |  ✅ v1.9.x (r25b)  |          ✅ v1.9.7          |         ✅ v1.9.7         |
-| **5.2**  |            ❌            |         ✅ v1.9.x        |         ✅ v1.9.x        |               ✅ v1.9.x              |               ✅ v1.9.x               |  ✅ v1.9.x (r25b)  |          ✅ v1.9.7          |         ✅ v1.9.7         |
-| **5.3**  |            ❌            |         ✅ v1.9.x        |         ✅ v1.9.x        |               ✅ v1.9.x              |               ✅ v1.9.x               |  ✅ v1.9.x (r25b)  |          ✅ v1.9.7          |         ✅ v1.9.7         |
+| **5.2**  |            ❌            |         ✅ v1.9.x        |         ✅ v1.9.x        |               ✅ v1.9.x              |               ✅ v1.9.x               |  ✅ v1.9.x (r25b)  |          ✅ v1.9.7          |         ✅ v1.9.8         |
+| **5.3**  |            ❌            |         ✅ v1.9.x        |         ✅ v1.9.x        |               ✅ v1.9.x              |               ✅ v1.9.x               |  ✅ v1.9.x (r25b)  |          ✅ v1.9.8          |         ✅ v1.9.8         |
 
 * <code>✅</code> Supported
 * <code>⚠️</code> Not supported by the latest release and might be lacking features
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Please note that modules postfixed with **Impl** are intended for interal use an
 
 ## Planned Features Completion Status
 
-### Implemented as of v1.9.7
+### Implemented as of v1.9.8
 
 - [X] Full SenseGlove low-level core API access through Unreal C++.
 - [X] Full SenseGlove low-level core API access through Blueprint.
diff --git a/SenseGlove.uplugin b/SenseGlove.uplugin
index bd6aff00..6f2f2726 100644
--- a/SenseGlove.uplugin
+++ b/SenseGlove.uplugin
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"FileVersion": 3,
 	"Version": 1,
-	"VersionName": "1.9.7",
+	"VersionName": "1.9.8",
 	"FriendlyName": "SenseGlove",
 	"Description": "Integrating the SenseGlove haptic controller into Unreal Engine",
 	"Category": "Virtual Reality",