diff --git a/src/if_tcl.c b/src/if_tcl.c
index 690c6392b1..9ecabf84c5 100644
--- a/src/if_tcl.c
+++ b/src/if_tcl.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,10 @@ tclvimexpr(
     if (str == NULL)
 	Tcl_SetResult(interp, _("invalid expression"), TCL_STATIC);
     else
+    {
 	Tcl_SetResult(interp, str, TCL_VOLATILE);
+	vim_free(str);
+    }
     err = vimerror(interp);
 #else
     Tcl_SetResult(interp, _("expressions disabled at compile time"), TCL_STATIC);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 08a2e0409c..156e8dcf39 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -789,6 +789,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    148,
 /**/
     147,
 /**/