diff --git a/execline.yaml b/execline.yaml
index 2c2147cafa3f..61e410ad53aa 100644
--- a/execline.yaml
+++ b/execline.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package:
   name: execline
-  version: "2.9.7.0"
-  epoch: 51
+  version: "2.9.8.0"
+  epoch: 0
   description: "a small scripting language intended to be an alternative to shell scripting"
   copyright:
     - license: ISC
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ environment:
       - build-base
       - busybox
       - ca-certificates-bundle
+      - skalibs
       - skalibs-dev
       - wolfi-baselayout
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ pipeline:
     with:
       repository: git://git.skarnet.org/execline
       tag: v${{package.version}}
-      expected-commit: 19fe5804a4e0a88602e80cfd2d4dd5d48574dc13
+      expected-commit: 3820c34dfc2db888fb805244b855c70b6f842977
 
   - name: Configure
     runs: |