diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 81006ae65d184a4d820a27374fd43648e0134927..f18d5c2f2d65197702975bf7c574f2c532f1d00d 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define PIKE_MAJOR_VERSION 8
 #define PIKE_MINOR_VERSION 0
-#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 998
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 999
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6