diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 17a600c03b6692518c0ed98481605e380396b294..7fa49fedf7f3b87a8dec7504c159048af84d20fa 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 1078
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 1079
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6