diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 09ae7f567..fbe822d85 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Overview of changes in 0.0.98.1
+===============================
+
+* Pass the USER environment variable to the container
+* Make /etc/profile.d/toolbox.sh compatible with Z shell again
+* Update the manual to mention that the --image and --release options of
+  'create' can't be used together
+
+
 Overview of changes in 0.0.98
 =============================
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 41b8f64bf..8948af1dc 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 project(
   'toolbox',
   'c',
-  version: '0.0.98',
+  version: '0.0.98.1',
   license: 'ASL 2.0',
   meson_version: '>= 0.40.0',
 )