diff --git a/runtime/doc/Makefile b/runtime/doc/Makefile
index cec670b..4ca0881 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/Makefile
+++ b/runtime/doc/Makefile
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@
 # compiled and installed.  Supports multiple languages.
 vimtags: $(DOCS)
 	@if which $(VIMEXE) >/dev/null; then \
-		$(VIMEXE) --clean -eX -u doctags.vim >/dev/null; \
-		else echo "vim executable $(VIMEXE) not found"; fi
+	  $(VIMEXE) --clean -eX -u doctags.vim >/dev/null; \
+	  echo "help tags updated"; \
+	  else echo "vim executable $(VIMEXE) not found; help tags not updated"; fi
 
 # Use "doctags" to generate the tags file.  Only works for English!
 tags: doctags $(DOCS)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a577dab..0418204 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2249,
+/**/
     2248,
 /**/
     2247,