diff --git a/src/savegame.cpp b/src/savegame.cpp
index fa4d81e7ddeb1..1853de65d491f 100644
--- a/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern std::map<std::string, std::list<input_event>> quick_shortcuts_map;
  * Changes that break backwards compatibility should bump this number, so the game can
  * load a legacy format loader.
  */
-const int savegame_version = 25;
+const int savegame_version = 26;
 
 /*
  * This is a global set by detected version header in .sav, maps.txt, or overmap.