diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 48357d4..fe6dee1 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@
 eval_clear(void)
 {
     evalvars_clear();
-
-    free_scriptnames();
+    free_scriptnames();  // must come after evalvars_clear().
     free_locales();
 
     // autoloaded script names
diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index fbe23c4..d359c7f 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -163,18 +163,7 @@
 // for VIM_VERSION_ defines
 #include "version.h"
 
-/*
- * Array to hold the hashtab with variables local to each sourced script.
- * Each item holds a variable (nameless) that points to the dict_T.
- */
-typedef struct
-{
-    dictitem_T	sv_var;
-    dict_T	sv_dict;
-} scriptvar_T;
-
-static garray_T	    ga_scripts = {0, 0, sizeof(scriptvar_T *), 4, NULL};
-#define SCRIPT_SV(id) (((scriptvar_T **)ga_scripts.ga_data)[(id) - 1])
+#define SCRIPT_SV(id) (SCRIPT_ITEM(id).sn_vars)
 #define SCRIPT_VARS(id) (SCRIPT_SV(id)->sv_dict.dv_hashtab)
 
 static void ex_let_const(exarg_T *eap, int is_const);
@@ -289,14 +278,12 @@
     // global variables
     vars_clear(&globvarht);
 
-    // Script-local variables. First clear all the variables and in a second
-    // loop free the scriptvar_T, because a variable in one script might hold
-    // a reference to the whole scope of another script.
-    for (i = 1; i <= ga_scripts.ga_len; ++i)
+    // Script-local variables. Clear all the variables here.
+    // The scriptvar_T is cleared later in free_scriptnames(), because a
+    // variable in one script might hold a reference to the whole scope of
+    // another script.
+    for (i = 1; i <= script_items.ga_len; ++i)
 	vars_clear(&SCRIPT_VARS(i));
-    for (i = 1; i <= ga_scripts.ga_len; ++i)
-	vim_free(SCRIPT_SV(i));
-    ga_clear(&ga_scripts);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -318,7 +305,7 @@
     int		i;
     int		abort = FALSE;
 
-    for (i = 1; i <= ga_scripts.ga_len; ++i)
+    for (i = 1; i <= script_items.ga_len; ++i)
 	abort = abort || set_ref_in_ht(&SCRIPT_VARS(i), copyID, NULL);
 
     return abort;
@@ -538,7 +525,7 @@
     static void
 list_script_vars(int *first)
 {
-    if (current_sctx.sc_sid > 0 && current_sctx.sc_sid <= ga_scripts.ga_len)
+    if (current_sctx.sc_sid > 0 && current_sctx.sc_sid <= script_items.ga_len)
 	list_hashtable_vars(&SCRIPT_VARS(current_sctx.sc_sid),
 							   "s:", FALSE, first);
 }
@@ -2433,7 +2420,7 @@
 	return get_funccal_local_ht();
     if (*name == 's'				// script variable
 	    && current_sctx.sc_sid > 0
-	    && current_sctx.sc_sid <= ga_scripts.ga_len)
+	    && current_sctx.sc_sid <= script_items.ga_len)
 	return &SCRIPT_VARS(current_sctx.sc_sid);
     return NULL;
 }
@@ -2461,32 +2448,13 @@
     void
 new_script_vars(scid_T id)
 {
-    int		i;
-    hashtab_T	*ht;
     scriptvar_T *sv;
 
-    if (ga_grow(&ga_scripts, (int)(id - ga_scripts.ga_len)) == OK)
-    {
-	// Re-allocating ga_data means that an ht_array pointing to
-	// ht_smallarray becomes invalid.  We can recognize this: ht_mask is
-	// at its init value.  Also reset "v_dict", it's always the same.
-	for (i = 1; i <= ga_scripts.ga_len; ++i)
-	{
-	    ht = &SCRIPT_VARS(i);
-	    if (ht->ht_mask == HT_INIT_SIZE - 1)
-		ht->ht_array = ht->ht_smallarray;
-	    sv = SCRIPT_SV(i);
-	    sv->sv_var.di_tv.vval.v_dict = &sv->sv_dict;
-	}
-
-	while (ga_scripts.ga_len < id)
-	{
-	    sv = SCRIPT_SV(ga_scripts.ga_len + 1) =
-		ALLOC_CLEAR_ONE(scriptvar_T);
-	    init_var_dict(&sv->sv_dict, &sv->sv_var, VAR_SCOPE);
-	    ++ga_scripts.ga_len;
-	}
-    }
+    sv = ALLOC_CLEAR_ONE(scriptvar_T);
+    if (sv == NULL)
+	return;
+    init_var_dict(&sv->sv_dict, &sv->sv_var, VAR_SCOPE);
+    SCRIPT_ITEM(id).sn_vars = sv;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/scriptfile.c b/src/scriptfile.c
index a175541..a574bf6 100644
--- a/src/scriptfile.c
+++ b/src/scriptfile.c
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@
 
     save_current_sctx = current_sctx;
     current_sctx.sc_lnum = 0;
-    current_sctx.sc_version = 1;
+    current_sctx.sc_version = 1;  // default script version
 
     // Check if this script was sourced before to finds its SID.
     // If it's new, generate a new SID.
@@ -1272,6 +1272,10 @@
 	{
 	    ++script_items.ga_len;
 	    SCRIPT_ITEM(script_items.ga_len).sn_name = NULL;
+	    SCRIPT_ITEM(script_items.ga_len).sn_version = 1;
+
+	    // Allocate the local script variables to use for this script.
+	    new_script_vars(script_items.ga_len);
 # ifdef FEAT_PROFILE
 	    SCRIPT_ITEM(script_items.ga_len).sn_prof_on = FALSE;
 # endif
@@ -1289,9 +1293,6 @@
 	else
 	    si->sn_dev_valid = FALSE;
 # endif
-
-	// Allocate the local script variables to use for this script.
-	new_script_vars(current_sctx.sc_sid);
     }
 
 # ifdef FEAT_PROFILE
@@ -1483,6 +1484,8 @@
 
     for (i = script_items.ga_len; i > 0; --i)
     {
+	// the variables themselves are cleared in evalvars_clear()
+	vim_free(SCRIPT_ITEM(i).sn_vars);
 	vim_free(SCRIPT_ITEM(i).sn_name);
 #  ifdef FEAT_PROFILE
 	ga_clear(&SCRIPT_ITEM(i).sn_prl_ga);
@@ -1791,7 +1794,10 @@
     else if (nr > 4)
 	semsg(_("E999: scriptversion not supported: %d"), nr);
     else
+    {
 	current_sctx.sc_version = nr;
+	SCRIPT_ITEM(current_sctx.sc_sid).sn_version = nr;
+    }
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index ffd6734..7e1508e 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@
  * function was defined, "sourcing_lnum" is the line number inside the
  * function.  When stored with a function, mapping, option, etc. "sc_lnum" is
  * the line number in the script "sc_sid".
+ *
+ * sc_version is also here, for convenience.
  */
 typedef struct {
     scid_T	sc_sid;		// script ID
@@ -1566,13 +1568,28 @@
 #define HI2UF(hi)     HIKEY2UF((hi)->hi_key)
 
 /*
+ * Holds the hashtab with variables local to each sourced script.
+ * Each item holds a variable (nameless) that points to the dict_T.
+ */
+typedef struct
+{
+    dictitem_T	sv_var;
+    dict_T	sv_dict;
+} scriptvar_T;
+
+/*
  * Growarray to store info about already sourced scripts.
  * For Unix also store the dev/ino, so that we don't have to stat() each
  * script when going through the list.
  */
-typedef struct scriptitem_S
+typedef struct
 {
+    scriptvar_T	*sn_vars;	// stores s: variables for this script
+
     char_u	*sn_name;
+
+    int		sn_version;	// :scriptversion
+
 # ifdef UNIX
     int		sn_dev_valid;
     dev_t	sn_dev;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ba4fa7f..0dac41e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    114,
+/**/
     113,
 /**/
     112,