diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 98b794243b9c44bd564fbf8c70aedb1b49ec28af..a0c9dc0767c9cdb5332a21ebb7cfc3ed78c4ab03 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 1697
+#define PIKE_BUILD_VERSION 1698
 
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MAJOR 7
 #define LOWEST_COMPAT_MINOR 6