diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index 92bc8c157f..2bf0fe7122 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -8578,6 +8578,9 @@ vtp_printf(
     DWORD   result;
     int	    len;
 
+    if (silent_mode)
+	return 0;
+
     va_start(list, format);
     len = vim_vsnprintf((char *)buf, 100, (char *)format, list);
     va_end(list);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a4cc2619d6..e06b0864cf 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 */
+/**/
+    2099,
 /**/
     2098,
 /**/