diff --git a/runtime/filetype.vim b/runtime/filetype.vim
index cc3c01f..b94951c 100644
--- a/runtime/filetype.vim
+++ b/runtime/filetype.vim
@@ -1296,7 +1296,8 @@
 
 " Python, Python Shell Startup and Python Stub Files
 " Quixote (Python-based web framework)
-au BufNewFile,BufRead *.py,*.pyw,.pythonstartup,.pythonrc,*.ptl,*.pyi  setf python
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.py,*.pyw,.pythonstartup,.pythonrc  setf python
+au BufNewFile,BufRead *.ptl,*.pyi,SConstruct		   setf python
 
 " Radiance
 au BufNewFile,BufRead *.rad,*.mat		setf radiance
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index 331260d..9d5bc67 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
     \ 'protocols': ['/etc/protocols'],
     \ 'psf': ['file.psf'],
     \ 'pyrex': ['file.pyx', 'file.pxd'],
-    \ 'python': ['file.py', 'file.pyw', '.pythonstartup', '.pythonrc', 'file.ptl', 'file.pyi'],
+    \ 'python': ['file.py', 'file.pyw', '.pythonstartup', '.pythonrc', 'file.ptl', 'file.pyi', 'SConstruct'],
     \ 'quake': ['anybaseq2/file.cfg', 'anyid1/file.cfg', 'quake3/file.cfg'],
     \ 'radiance': ['file.rad', 'file.mat'],
     \ 'ratpoison': ['.ratpoisonrc', 'ratpoisonrc'],
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0866fcc..7d7b965 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    983,
+/**/
     982,
 /**/
     981,