diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index 1cb8f99..29d2820 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -814,6 +814,7 @@
     static PyObject *
 IterIter(PyObject *self)
 {
+    Py_INCREF(self);
     return self;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7018739..9209f60 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1052,
+/**/
     1051,
 /**/
     1050,