diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 21b99160cd932ba6af1b206cec860812709fc741..02da6b4ffa8b61b2c98c877dea9d7b943a16e71a 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 980
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 981
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6