diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index a5d7a15b890d194d350040a779ec94a4215e195b..46c3fac761a597239c76fc65a82f40f81e6de196 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 252
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 253
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6