diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 59f4eff..da6449b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+####################### V 1.7.4.1:
+
 Corrections:
 	Socat 1.7.4.0 failed to compile especially on 32 bit systems.
 	Thanks to Wang Mingyu and others for sending a patch or reporting this
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8dd90f7..018bd37 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"1.7.4.0+"
+"1.7.4.1"