diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 263e778df4..31ea0a923b 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ matrix:
 
 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:
   - src/appveyor.bat
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a603fe3e9e..cf986e4c3e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -764,6 +764,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    9,
 /**/
     8,
 /**/