diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index ba5cdc69c..c958ebb18 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.7.0beta73 - December 9, 2015
+Libpng 1.7.0beta73 - December 11, 2015
 
 This is not intended to be a public release.  It will be replaced
 within a few weeks by a public version or by another test version.
@@ -1085,9 +1085,12 @@ Version 1.7.0beta72 [December 7, 2015]
     in libpng-1.7.0beta70.  This also resulted in PNG data with random
     row bytes.
 
-Version 1.7.0beta73 [December 9, 2015]
+Version 1.7.0beta73 [December 11, 2015]
   Fixed syntax "$(command)" in tests/pngstest that some shells other than
     bash could not parse (Bug report by Nelson Beebe). Use `command` instead.
+  Combined some redundant checks on info_ptr==NULL in png_handle_PLTE()
+  Changed png_struct->options from png_byte to png_uint_32, to hold
+    up to 16 2-bit options.
      
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index b77428246..af50b39d8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5384,9 +5384,12 @@ Version 1.7.0beta72 [December 7, 2015]
     in libpng-1.7.0beta70.  This also resulted in PNG data with random
     row bytes.
 
-Version 1.7.0beta73 [December 9, 2015]
+Version 1.7.0beta73 [December 11, 2015]
   Fixed syntax "$(command)" in tests/pngstest that some shells other than
     bash could not parse (Bug report by Nelson Beebe). Use `command` instead.
+  Combined some redundant checks on info_ptr==NULL in png_handle_PLTE()
+  Changed png_struct->options from png_byte to png_uint_32, to hold
+    up to 16 2-bit options.
 
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diff --git a/pngstruct.h b/pngstruct.h
index 009a16eca..64e4d775c 100644
--- a/pngstruct.h
+++ b/pngstruct.h
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ struct png_struct_def
 
    /* Options */
 #ifdef PNG_SET_OPTION_SUPPORTED
-   png_byte options;          /* On/off state (up to 4 options) */
+   png_uint_32 options;          /* On/off state (up to 4 options) */
 #endif
 
 #ifdef PNG_READ_SUPPORTED