diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 8b039529f9eb54bbacd07d02b4db2e581da93f76..aef2c4fae89a1c44758970e47c80c0a4a6ae1b91 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 248
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 249
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6