diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index bda088531a..01c91bf22d 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ au BufNewFile,BufRead *.gts			setf typescript.glimmer
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.gjs			setf javascript.glimmer
 
 " Gnuplot scripts
-au BufNewFile,BufRead *.gpi,*.gnuplot		setf gnuplot
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.gpi,*.gnuplot,.gnuplot_history	setf gnuplot
 
 " Go (Google)
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.go			setf go
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index d84805f166..470bdfd843 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def s:GetFilenameChecks(): dict<list<string>>
     glsl: ['file.glsl'],
     gn: ['file.gn', 'file.gni'],
     gnash: ['gnashrc', '.gnashrc', 'gnashpluginrc', '.gnashpluginrc'],
-    gnuplot: ['file.gpi', '.gnuplot', 'file.gnuplot'],
+    gnuplot: ['file.gpi', '.gnuplot', 'file.gnuplot', '.gnuplot_history'],
     go: ['file.go'],
     gomod: ['go.mod'],
     gosum: ['go.sum', 'go.work.sum'],
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b1844bfdaa..e05ab84cbc 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    239,
 /**/
     238,
 /**/