diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 67afda03c973ab61893def9778a6266d09b24063..6eb2485de9036c968978ff78a7de16c1a8cabf4c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 void f_version(INT32 args)
 {
   pop_n_elems(args);
-  push_text("Pike v0.5b2");
+  push_text("Pike v0.5 release 45");
 }