diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index 9315324c4..a0902b217 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -1617,8 +1617,9 @@ _DictionaryItem(DictionaryObject *self, PyObject *args, int flags)
     }
     else if (flags & DICT_FLAG_RETURN_BOOL)
     {
-	Py_INCREF(Py_True);
-	return Py_True;
+	ret = Py_True;
+	Py_INCREF(ret);
+	return ret;
     }
 
     di = dict_lookup(hi);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 16b2ea4e0..1277b1e98 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -738,6 +738,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    179,
 /**/
     178,
 /**/