diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 44e320c27c..0ab1333388 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ env:
 sudo: false
 
 git:
-  depth: 1
+  depth: 10
 
 # instead of a 2*2*8 matrix (2*os + 2*compiler + 8*env),
 # exclude some builds on mac os x and linux
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 11259921b0..b543b273a0 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 */
+/**/
+    249,
 /**/
     248,
 /**/