diff --git a/Docs/CHANGELOG.md b/Docs/CHANGELOG.md
index b24ca5b55..2e3b68815 100644
--- a/Docs/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/Docs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 * [CARLA ScenarioRunner 0.9.2](#carla-scenariorunner-092)
 
 ## Latest Changes
+
+## CARLA ScenarioRunner 0.9.8
 ### :rocket: New Features
+* Added "--timeout" command line parameter to set a user-defined timeout value
 * Scenario updates:
     - Changed traffic light behavior of scenarios 7, 8 and 9. The new sequence is meant to greatly improve the chances of the ego vehicle having to interact at junctions.
-* Added "--timeout" command line parameter to set a user-defined timeout value
 * OpenSCENARIO support:
     - Add initial support for Catalogs (Vehicle, Pedestrian, Environment, Maneuver, and and MiscObject types only)
 ### :bug: Bug Fixes
diff --git a/scenario_runner.py b/scenario_runner.py
index 44885eee3..7d1a275ff 100755
--- a/scenario_runner.py
+++ b/scenario_runner.py
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ def __init__(self, args):
         self.client.set_timeout(self.client_timeout)
 
         dist = pkg_resources.get_distribution("carla")
-        if LooseVersion(dist.version) < LooseVersion('0.9.7'):
-            raise ImportError("CARLA version 0.9.7 or newer required. CARLA version found: {}".format(dist))
+        if LooseVersion(dist.version) < LooseVersion('0.9.8'):
+            raise ImportError("CARLA version 0.9.8 or newer required. CARLA version found: {}".format(dist))
 
         # Load additional scenario definitions, if there are any
         # If something goes wrong an exception will be thrown by importlib (ok here)