diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index bb83eba..91a5168 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@
     return nr;
 }
 
-    int
+    static int
 comment_start(char_u *p, int starts_with_colon UNUSED)
 {
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
@@ -1708,8 +1708,8 @@
     int		save_reg_executing = reg_executing;
     int		ni;			// set when Not Implemented
     char_u	*cmd;
+    int		starts_with_colon = FALSE;
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
-    int		starts_with_colon;
     int		starts_with_quote;
     int		vim9script = in_vim9script();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/proto/ex_docmd.pro b/src/proto/ex_docmd.pro
index 4881c76..8505031 100644
--- a/src/proto/ex_docmd.pro
+++ b/src/proto/ex_docmd.pro
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 int getline_equal(char_u *(*fgetline)(int, void *, int, int), void *cookie, char_u *(*func)(int, void *, int, int));
 void *getline_cookie(char_u *(*fgetline)(int, void *, int, int), void *cookie);
 char_u *getline_peek(char_u *(*fgetline)(int, void *, int, int), void *cookie);
-int comment_start(char_u *p, int starts_with_colon);
 int parse_command_modifiers(exarg_T *eap, char **errormsg, int skip_only);
 void undo_cmdmod(exarg_T *eap, int save_msg_scroll);
 int parse_cmd_address(exarg_T *eap, char **errormsg, int silent);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 388cd16..e43f4e3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1229,
+/**/
     1228,
 /**/
     1227,