diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index dcc8087..a80767a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -1506,6 +1506,8 @@
 enddef
 
 def Test_getchar()
+  while getchar(0)
+  endwhile
   assert_equal(0, getchar(true))
 enddef
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 70f736d..c306c88 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1607,
+/**/
     1606,
 /**/
     1605,