diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 7dfb981254..1dae2bfba9 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -7568,7 +7568,7 @@ set_var(
 		return;
 	    }
 	    else if (v->di_tv.v_type != tv->v_type)
-		internal_error("set_var()");
+		EMSG2(_("E963: setting %s to value with wrong type"), name);
 	}
 
 	clear_tv(&v->di_tv);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f86f7c959b..474c96b96a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    563,
 /**/
     562,
 /**/