diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 016fd07..0153cf4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ The images are named `garo/openssh-client:tag-of-the-distro` and are available f
 
 | Distro       | Distro Version | OpenSSH Version | Tag(s)
 | ------------ | -------------- | --------------- | ----------------- |
-| _None_       |        __/__   |          9.6p1  | `empty`           |
-| Busybox      |         1.36.1 |          9.6p1  | `busybox`         |
+| _None_       |        __/__   |          9.8p1  | `empty`           |
+| Busybox      |         1.36.1 |          9.8p1  | `busybox`         |
 | Alpine       |         3.20.2 |           9.7p1 |`alpine`, `latest` |
 | Debian       |            12  |           9.2p1 |`debian`           |
 | Fedora       |           40   |           9.6p1 |`fedora`           |
diff --git a/build-static-ssh.sh b/build-static-ssh.sh
index faa4dde..bfa61ca 100755
--- a/build-static-ssh.sh
+++ b/build-static-ssh.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ZLIB_VERSION=1.3.1
 OPENSSL_VERSION=3.2.0
-OPENSSH_VERSION=V_9_6_P1
+OPENSSH_VERSION=V_9_8_P1
 
 prefix="/opt/openssh" # Installation directory of OpenSSH
 top="$(pwd)"          # Directory where we will download and compile everything (current directory)