diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f0379f6..4dd5e1d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Changelog
 
 ### 1.9 (July 21, 2014)
 
+* __1.9.8__ Fixes a problem with temporary files on windows
 * __1.9.7__ Fixes writing non-ascii entries on the prompt
 * __1.9.6__ Fuzzy time parsing improvements (thanks to @pcarranza)
 * __1.9.5__ Multi-word tags for DayOne Journals
diff --git a/jrnl/__init__.py b/jrnl/__init__.py
index 29a9cef8..44bf8eac 100644
--- a/jrnl/__init__.py
+++ b/jrnl/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jrnl is a simple journal application for your command line.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 __title__ = 'jrnl'
-__version__ = '1.9.7'
+__version__ = '1.9.8'
 __author__ = 'Manuel Ebert'
 __license__ = 'MIT License'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013 - 2014 Manuel Ebert'
diff --git a/jrnl/util.py b/jrnl/util.py
index db8b0af7..513ba8d7 100644
--- a/jrnl/util.py
+++ b/jrnl/util.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def load_and_fix_json(json_path):
             sys.exit(1)
 
 def get_text_from_editor(config, template=""):
-    _, tmpfile = os.path.join(tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="jrnl", text=True, suffix=".txt"))
+    _, tmpfile = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="jrnl", text=True, suffix=".txt")
     with codecs.open(tmpfile, 'w', "utf-8") as f:
         if template:
             f.write(template)