diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 6f0986d6e797a286c66947877ec522844e0eaaf3..0e74b9c41a0d6e954769fb3eeccdbd3358a2785d 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 1297
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 1298
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6