diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 52c18678f8ff6208132e749b2a509e4743a53cda..72f2e7874f90fef6186c237c0a196b39cf5d95c1 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 1295
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 1296
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6