diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 581bbb1817..b5c9166982 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ define('FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica');
 define('FRIENDICA_CODENAME',     'The Tazmans Flax-lily');
 define('FRIENDICA_VERSION',      '2018.12-dev');
 define('DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION',  '2.23');
-define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1283);
+define('DB_UPDATE_VERSION',      1284);
 define('NEW_UPDATE_ROUTINE_VERSION', 1170);
 
 /**