diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 535170b96cf1951be2c2ff38bb5f8051b29efa9f..f28616dfcae7f795116a77378a57a9a7b22c358a 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #define PIKE_MAJOR_VERSION 7
 #define PIKE_MINOR_VERSION 9
-#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 5
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 6
 
 /* Prototypes begin here */
 PMOD_EXPORT void f_version(INT32 args);