diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 903bc7e4a034..c9e8c89a281d 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.9.8"
+  ".": "2.9.9"
 }