diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 49f953b3..3751d2f0 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #define USE_IPV6
 #define HAVE_ISO_CODES
 #define PACKAGE_NAME "xchat"
-#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1499-2"
+#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1499-3"
 #define XCHAT_RELEASE "2.8.8"
 #define XCHATLIBDIR "."
 #define XCHATSHAREDIR "."
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index ba4d58ef..f43e9e31 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1499-2
\ No newline at end of file
+1499-3
\ No newline at end of file