diff --git a/src/GvimExt/Make_ming.mak b/src/GvimExt/Make_ming.mak
index 85017d8..06ec7b6 100644
--- a/src/GvimExt/Make_ming.mak
+++ b/src/GvimExt/Make_ming.mak
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CROSS),yes)
-DEL = rm
+DEL = rm -f
 ifeq ($(MINGWOLD),yes)
 CXXFLAGS := -O2 -fvtable-thunks
 else
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 else
 CXXFLAGS := -O2
 ifneq (sh.exe, $(SHELL))
-DEL = rm
+DEL = rm -f
 else
 DEL = del
 endif
diff --git a/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak b/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
index a0c10b1..bd9d0ac 100644
--- a/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
+++ b/src/Make_cyg_ming.mak
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
  ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
 CROSS_COMPILE = i586-pc-mingw32msvc-
  endif
-DEL = rm
+DEL = rm -f
 MKDIR = mkdir -p
 DIRSLASH = /
 else
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 # In this case, unix-like commands can be used.
 #
  ifneq (sh.exe, $(SHELL))
-DEL = rm
+DEL = rm -f
 MKDIR = mkdir -p
 DIRSLASH = /
  else
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 01aea1f..e16ad29 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    623,
+/**/
     622,
 /**/
     621,
diff --git a/src/xxd/Make_ming.mak b/src/xxd/Make_ming.mak
index 2d32261..e621e67 100644
--- a/src/xxd/Make_ming.mak
+++ b/src/xxd/Make_ming.mak
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -DWIN32 $(DEFINES)
 
 ifneq (sh.exe, $(SHELL))
-DEL = rm
+DEL = rm -f
 else
 DEL = del
 endif