diff --git a/perl-Image-ExifTool.spec b/perl-Image-ExifTool.spec
index 7150b02..c3c3d39 100644
--- a/perl-Image-ExifTool.spec
+++ b/perl-Image-ExifTool.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define perl_major_ver %(eval `perl -V:version`; echo ${version%*.[0-9]*}.0)
 
 Name:          perl-Image-ExifTool
-Version:       12.97
+Version:       12.98
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       Image::ExifTool - Utility for reading and writing image meta info
 Group:         System/Libraries/Perl
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ rm -f .packlist
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 10 2024 Automatic Build System <autodist@openmamba.org> 12.98-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Thu Sep 26 2024 Automatic Build System <autodist@openmamba.org> 12.97-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist