diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 7c649b1714..419939897d 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fd_write(sock_T fd, char *buf, size_t len)
 	if (todo > MAX_NAMED_PIPE_SIZE)
 	    size = MAX_NAMED_PIPE_SIZE;
 	else
-	    size = todo;
+	    size = (DWORD)todo;
 	// If the pipe overflows while the job does not read the data, WriteFile
 	// will block forever. This abandons the write.
 	memset(&ov, 0, sizeof(ov));
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6ceaf23c61..7d63c554d7 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -783,6 +783,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    838,
 /**/
     837,
 /**/