diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index aac17aa..e719144 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@
 " Lynx config files
 au BufNewFile,BufRead lynx.cfg			setf lynx
 
+" LyRiCs
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.lrc			setf lyrics
+
 " Modula-3 configuration language (must be before *.cfg and *makefile)
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.quake,cm3.cfg		setf m3quake
 au BufNewFile,BufRead m3makefile,m3overrides	setf m3build
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index bf0fdd6..fa641f1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@
     \ 'lss': ['file.lss'],
     \ 'lua': ['file.lua', 'file.rockspec', 'file.nse'],
     \ 'lynx': ['lynx.cfg'],
+    \ 'lyrics': ['file.lrc'],
     \ 'm3build': ['m3makefile', 'm3overrides'],
     \ 'm3quake': ['file.quake', 'cm3.cfg'],
     \ 'm4': ['file.at'],
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c012502..e4c8ce5 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    497,
+/**/
     496,
 /**/
     495,