diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 960a5c167bc63d6eef4e2fd67347f254ef37c421..7a3bbbbaffa712c3dbb90a423abc3a1afc1b5c1e 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 1539
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 1540
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6