diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 4700efc..ab379f9 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 before_build:
   - '"C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\SetEnv.cmd" /x64 /release'
+  # Work around for Python 2.7.11's bug
+  - reg copy HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.7 HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.7-32 /s /reg:32
+  - reg copy HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.7 HKLM\SOFTWARE\Python\PythonCore\2.7-32 /s /reg:64
 
 build_script:
   - cd src
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ddf260b..af7afea 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    990,
+/**/
     989,
 /**/
     988,