diff --git a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
index 84fe05e557cd4..7a5cc29f5ac0f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_timers.vim
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ func Interrupt(timer)
 endfunc
 
 func Test_timer_peek_and_get_char()
-  CheckUnix
-  CheckGui
+  if !has('unix') && !has('gui_running')
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot feed low-level input'
+  endif
 
   call timer_start(0, 'FeedAndPeek')
   let intr = timer_start(100, 'Interrupt')
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ endfunc
 
 func Test_timer_getchar_zero()
   if has('win32') && !has('gui_running')
-    throw 'Skipped: cannot get low-level input'
+    throw 'Skipped: cannot feed low-level input'
   endif
   CheckFunction reltimefloat
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6415b59caf328..42e9135e1f6d0 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -735,6 +735,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    19,
 /**/
     18,
 /**/