diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 650d5b85301d535e6fc75612e8fde24ab3010e1d..59ef2ddaf39ca5b95f32983f9573a695ccc8e48a 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 996
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 997
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6