diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index 0cde18d051..5589af678e 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -5274,7 +5274,7 @@ BufferSetattr(BufferObject *self, char *name, PyObject *valObject)
     {
 	char_u		*val;
 	aco_save_T	aco;
-	int		ren_ret;
+	int		ren_ret = OK;
 	PyObject	*todecref;
 
 	if (!(val = StringToChars(valObject, &todecref)))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 78df0d8c6d..7ac20cdf60 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    970,
 /**/
     969,
 /**/