diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index f47fc755cffe9c5b5d5695c3e129a7b72fda8cfa..98b794243b9c44bd564fbf8c70aedb1b49ec28af 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 1696
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 1697
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6