diff --git a/src/Make_mvc.mak b/src/Make_mvc.mak
index ab02890..4a979e4 100644
--- a/src/Make_mvc.mak
+++ b/src/Make_mvc.mak
@@ -973,6 +973,7 @@
 		$(LUA_OBJ) $(MZSCHEME_OBJ) $(PERL_OBJ) $(PYTHON_OBJ) $(PYTHON3_OBJ) $(RUBY_OBJ) \
 		$(TCL_OBJ) $(SNIFF_OBJ) $(CSCOPE_OBJ) $(NETBEANS_OBJ) \
 		$(XPM_OBJ) $(OUTDIR)\version.obj $(LINKARGS2)
+	if exist $(VIM).exe.manifest mt.exe -nologo -manifest $(VIM).exe.manifest -updateresource:$(VIM).exe;1
 
 $(VIM): $(VIM).exe
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index efdb196..0578a7d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    304,
+/**/
     303,
 /**/
     302,