diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 9a23c89e242efa4a57dd503028f4edc3f6c6a72b..699840679b330ff33c9f72c2f99ed8a034905d62 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 258
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 259
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6