diff --git a/src/po/Make_mvc.mak b/src/po/Make_mvc.mak
index fa6a1ba..a9a69fd 100644
--- a/src/po/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/po/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@
 
 # Correct the following line for the directory where gettext et al is
 # installed.  Please do not put the path in quotes.
+!IFNDEF GETTEXT_PATH
 GETTEXT_PATH = D:\Programs\GetText\bin
+!ENDIF
 
 # Starting from version 0.22, msgfmt forcibly converts text to UTF-8 regardless
 # of the value of the "charset" field.
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5bf9581..520b7e9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    298,
+/**/
     297,
 /**/
     296,