diff --git a/asdf.lisp b/asdf.lisp
index 8614b69ad6e659464bc7f6a5828cdec87f6b69f6..becdf8d482349932ced242c01b77c8ff72051c32 100644
--- a/asdf.lisp
+++ b/asdf.lisp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
   (defvar *asdf-version* nil)
   (defvar *upgraded-p* nil)
   (let* ((asdf-version ;; the 1+ helps the version bumping script discriminate
-          (subseq "VERSION:2.129" (1+ (length "VERSION"))))
+          (subseq "VERSION:2.130" (1+ (length "VERSION"))))
          (existing-asdf (fboundp 'find-system))
          (existing-version *asdf-version*)
          (already-there (equal asdf-version existing-version)))