diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 9bfd662ef9840095d5c5dee89ad89e93a87fbe89..b86bb1e5b89f8c4176931315ae89ed6d717e97fa 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 972
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 973
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6