diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 359e3b0e6b857f1d40410f36e94bcbf0f9b37ff1..775a5c7c4127dd995ac720b0bcd1add8e6c1d330 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 952
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 953
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6