diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 59ef2ddaf39ca5b95f32983f9573a695ccc8e48a..81006ae65d184a4d820a27374fd43648e0134927 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 997
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 998
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6