diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim
index e1ed675..f09cb1d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_disassemble.vim
@@ -2146,6 +2146,7 @@
 
 def s:Profiled(): string
   echo "profiled"
+  var some = "some text"
   return "done"
 enddef
 
@@ -2159,12 +2160,17 @@
         '\d PROFILE START line 1\_s*' ..
         '\d PUSHS "profiled"\_s*' ..
         '\d ECHO 1\_s*' ..
-        'return "done"\_s*' ..
+        'var some = "some text"\_s*' ..
         '\d PROFILE END\_s*' ..
         '\d PROFILE START line 2\_s*' ..
+        '\d PUSHS "some text"\_s*' ..
+        '\d STORE $0\_s*' ..
+        'return "done"\_s*' ..
+        '\d PROFILE END\_s*' ..
+        '\d PROFILE START line 3\_s*' ..
         '\d PUSHS "done"\_s*' ..
-        '\d RETURN\_s*' ..
-        '\d PROFILE END',
+        '\d\+ RETURN\_s*' ..
+        '\d\+ PROFILE END',
         res)
 enddef
 
@@ -2172,11 +2178,15 @@
   var res = execute('disass debug s:Profiled')
   assert_match('<SNR>\d*_Profiled\_s*' ..
         'echo "profiled"\_s*' ..
-        '\d DEBUG line 1\_s*' ..
+        '\d DEBUG line 1 varcount 0\_s*' ..
         '\d PUSHS "profiled"\_s*' ..
         '\d ECHO 1\_s*' ..
+        'var some = "some text"\_s*' ..
+        '\d DEBUG line 2 varcount 0\_s*' ..
+        '\d PUSHS "some text"\_s*' ..
+        '\d STORE $0\_s*' ..
         'return "done"\_s*' ..
-        '\d DEBUG line 2\_s*' ..
+        '\d DEBUG line 3 varcount 1\_s*' ..
         '\d PUSHS "done"\_s*' ..
         '\d RETURN\_s*',
         res)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 29018a8..ee3db22 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2997,
+/**/
     2996,
 /**/
     2995,