diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 44adeaf..9bbd51f 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ YTSage - YouTube Video Downloader
 A modern, user-friendly YouTube video downloader built with PySide6.
 """
 
-__version__ = "4.9.7"
+__version__ = "4.9.8b"
 __author__ = "oop7"