diff --git a/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak b/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
index 911adb5..a0c10b1 100644
--- a/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
+++ b/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
 STATIC_STDCPLUS=no
 endif
 
-
 # Link against the shared version of libwinpthread by default.  Set
 # STATIC_WINPTHREAD to "yes" to link against static version instead.
 ifndef STATIC_WINPTHREAD
@@ -140,6 +139,12 @@
 # This is used when STATIC_STDCPLUS=yes.
 HAS_GCC_EH=yes
 
+# Reduce the size of the executables by using the --gc-sections linker
+# option.  Set USE_GC_SECTIONS to "no" if you see any issues with this.
+ifndef USE_GC_SECTIONS
+USE_GC_SECTIONS=yes
+endif
+
 # If the user doesn't want gettext, undefine it.
 ifeq (no, $(GETTEXT))
 GETTEXT=
@@ -1093,6 +1098,16 @@
 LIB += -Wl,-Bstatic -lwinpthread -Wl,-Bdynamic
 endif
 
+# To reduce the file size
+ifeq (yes, $(USE_GC_SECTIONS))
+CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
+CXXFLAGS += -fasynchronous-unwind-tables
+LFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
+ ifeq (yes, $(VIMDLL))
+EXELFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections
+ endif
+endif
+
 ifeq (yes, $(MAP))
 LFLAGS += -Wl,-Map=$(TARGET).map
 endif
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a70a978..01aea1f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    622,
+/**/
     621,
 /**/
     620,