diff --git a/kstars/PKGBUILD b/kstars/PKGBUILD
index 471bbb51a..c17bed136 100644
--- a/kstars/PKGBUILD
+++ b/kstars/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Contributions from Arch: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/kdeedu-kstars/
 
 pkgname=kstars
-pkgver=2.9.7
+pkgver=2.9.8
 pkgrel=1
 epoch=1
 pkgdesc="Desktop planetarium"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ replaces=('kdeedu-kstars')
 conflicts=('kdeedu-kstars')
 options=('debug')
 source=("https://download.kde.org/stable/$pkgname/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.xz"{,.sig})
-sha256sums=('4d80f5b5b5f38500f259c0272ba7f85bb4d1e877060bb3a1a0469a32573d0f53'
+sha256sums=('95f36cae6cc84d5d745b13cf690b56ea8ba27012faef1f901191d89007232d7d'
             'SKIP')
 validpgpkeys=(259D9FCEE9175351965633696D9CE2AEE028C4F3) # Jasem Mutlaq <mutlaqja@ikarustech.com>