diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index c0337352e8..0348353fc9 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -6559,7 +6559,7 @@ str_to_reg(y_ptr, yank_type, str, len, blocklen, str_list)
     {
 	for (ss = (char_u **) str; *ss != NULL; ++ss, ++lnum)
 	{
-	    i = STRLEN(*ss);
+	    i = (long)STRLEN(*ss);
 	    pp[lnum] = vim_strnsave(*ss, i);
 	    if (i > maxlen)
 		maxlen = i;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b41ffc2973..929925793b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -734,6 +734,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    271,
 /**/
     270,
 /**/