diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 4e1dbdeeaf..ec8d3baf9c 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ get_lval(
     int		len;
     hashtab_T	*ht = NULL;
     int		quiet = flags & GLV_QUIET;
-    int		writing;
+    int		writing = 0;
     int		vim9script = in_vim9script();
 
     // Clear everything in "lp".
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d986e7b6f2..0010dd5cf9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1869,
 /**/
     1868,
 /**/