diff --git a/compiler/version.pas b/compiler/version.pas
index f4daa870b8..7e62f53b56 100644
--- a/compiler/version.pas
+++ b/compiler/version.pas
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ interface
        { version string }
        version_nr = '1';
        release_nr = '9';
-       patch_nr   = '8';
+       patch_nr   = '7';
        minorpatch = '';
 
        { word version for ppu file }
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ end;
 end.
 {
   $Log$
-  Revision 1.32  2005-02-15 22:28:29  peter
+  Revision 1.33  2005-02-15 22:31:35  peter
+    * back to 1.9.7 for head
+
+  Revision 1.32  2005/02/15 22:28:29  peter
     * 1.9.8
 
   Revision 1.31  2005/02/14 17:13:09  peter