diff --git a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
--- a/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/saveload.cpp
@@ -236,9 +236,10 @@
  *  170   23826
  *  171   23835
  *  172   23947
- *  173   23967   1.2.x
+ *  173   23967   1.2.0-RC1
+ *  174   23973   1.2.x
  */
-extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 173; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
+extern const uint16 SAVEGAME_VERSION = 174; ///< Current savegame version of OpenTTD.
 
 SavegameType _savegame_type; ///< type of savegame we are loading