diff --git a/gitweb.cgi b/gitweb.cgi
index 1482fecb505..a88c985b5e6 100755
--- a/gitweb.cgi
+++ b/gitweb.cgi
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);
 use Fcntl ':mode';
 
 my $cgi = new CGI;
-my $version =		"248";
+my $version =		"249";
 my $my_url =		$cgi->url();
 my $my_uri =		$cgi->url(-absolute => 1);
 my $rss_link = "";