diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index facdd63..16dcd8e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Defaults to `1.8`
 #### `JAVA_WEBAPP_RUNNER_VERSION`
 
 Version of the webapp-runner (Tomcat) to install and use.\
-Defaults to `9.0.97.0`
+Defaults to `9.0.98.0`
 
 #### `WEBAPP_RUNNER_VERSION`
 
diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 3cacf4e..aaa3acf 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ readonly cache_dir="${2}"
 env_dir="${3}"
 
 readonly java_version="${JAVA_VERSION:-1.8}"
-readonly webapp_runner_version="${JAVA_WEBAPP_RUNNER_VERSION:-${WEBAPP_RUNNER_VERSION:-9.0.97.0}}"
+readonly webapp_runner_version="${JAVA_WEBAPP_RUNNER_VERSION:-${WEBAPP_RUNNER_VERSION:-9.0.98.0}}"
 
 readonly base_dir="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$0" )" && pwd )"
 readonly buildpack_dir="$( readlink -f "${base_dir}/.." )"
diff --git a/test/tests b/test/tests
index 07348b4..0f219cd 100755
--- a/test/tests
+++ b/test/tests
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ source "$( pwd )/test/helpers"
 
 
 default_jvm_version="1.8"
-default_tomcat_version="9.0.97.0"
+default_tomcat_version="9.0.98.0"
 
 test::war::defaults() {
     # Tests a deployment of a war app