diff --git a/asterixdb-jdbc/pom.xml b/asterixdb-jdbc/pom.xml
index 25d007d..cfca7f0 100644
--- a/asterixdb-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/asterixdb-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.asterix</groupId>
   <artifactId>apache-asterixdb-jdbc</artifactId>
-  <version>0.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.9.8</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
-    <version>18</version>
+    <version>26</version>
     <relativePath />
   </parent>
   <licenses>
@@ -485,4 +485,4 @@
     <module>asterix-jdbc-driver</module>
     <module>asterix-jdbc-taco</module>
   </modules>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>