diff --git a/maze.cmd b/maze.cmd
index 8e5f519..88a813a 100644
--- a/maze.cmd
+++ b/maze.cmd
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ set %cnt &tim &sub &div %w 2 1 &sub &div %l 2 1
 beginning-of-file
 kill-to-end-of-line
 insert-string &cat " Maze " &cat %w &cat "x" &cat &sub %l 2 &cat " #" %S
+write-message $line
 &sub $curwidth $curcol insert-string " "
 
 # draw the entrance
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index f8e1354..c2dda66 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 # define PROGRAM_NAME_PFX "\xC2"
 # define PROGRAM_NAME_LONG "\xB5""EMACS"	/* UTF-8 µEMACS */
 
-# define VERSION "4.2.3"
+# define VERSION "4.2.4"
 
 #endif  /* VERSION_H_ */