diff --git a/src/testdir/test_mswin_event.vim b/src/testdir/test_mswin_event.vim
index 10e7a812e..950fc61ea 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_mswin_event.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_mswin_event.vim
@@ -468,16 +468,21 @@ func Test_mswin_event_character_keys()
     endfor
   endfor
 
-  " Test for <Ctrl-A> to <Ctrl-Z> keys
- "  Expect the unicode characters 0x01 to 0x1A
+" Test for <Ctrl-A> to <Ctrl-Z> keys
+" Expect the unicode characters 0x01 to 0x1A
+" Note: May cause an Interrupt to be triggered for Ctrl-C
    for modkey in [s:VK.CONTROL, s:VK.LCONTROL, s:VK.RCONTROL]
     for kc in range(65, 90)
-      call SendKeyGroup([modkey, kc])
-      let ch = Getcharstr()
-      call assert_equal(nr2char(kc - 64), ch)
-      call SendKeyWithModifiers(kc, s:MOD_MASK_CTRL)
-      let ch = Getcharstr()
-      call assert_equal(nr2char(kc - 64), ch)
+      try
+        call SendKeyGroup([modkey, kc])
+        let ch = Getcharstr()
+        call assert_equal(nr2char(kc - 64), ch)
+        call SendKeyWithModifiers(kc, s:MOD_MASK_CTRL)
+        let ch = Getcharstr()
+        call assert_equal(nr2char(kc - 64), ch)
+      catch /^Vim:Interrupt$/
+        " ignore
+      endtry
     endfor
   endfor
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8b278c5d9..a8dba0e78 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 */
+/**/
+    53,
 /**/
     52,
 /**/