diff --git a/runtime/autoload/dist/script.vim b/runtime/autoload/dist/script.vim
index fd7b8e08f..8de8296ee 100644
--- a/runtime/autoload/dist/script.vim
+++ b/runtime/autoload/dist/script.vim
@@ -221,6 +221,10 @@ export def Exe2filetype(name: string, line1: string): string
   elseif name =~ '^janet\>'
     return 'janet'
 
+    # Dart
+  elseif name =~ '^dart\>'
+    return 'dart'
+
   endif
 
   return ''
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
index 30c3a1ad8..bde5c1bc4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_filetype.vim
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ def s:GetScriptChecks(): dict<list<list<string>>>
     crystal: [['#!/path/crystal']],
     rexx:   [['#!/path/rexx'],
             ['#!/path/regina']],
-    janet: [['#!/path/janet']],
+    janet:  [['#!/path/janet']],
+    dart:   [['#!/path/dart']],
   }
 enddef
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b127b6a86..fdfdf3f83 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -704,6 +704,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    2079,
 /**/
     2078,
 /**/