diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index f18ae460070eb9b8b82e38414f7c8e691886835b..5cf64240ecfaa52e9adb88759e1cffdf5c8b8f23 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 878
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 879
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6