diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 85a95c035..2b1a32040 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ Version 1.6.0beta07 [January 28, 2012]
     pngsuite/README.txt.
 
 Version 1.6.0beta08 [January 28, 2012]
-  Fixed Image::colormap mis-alignment in pngstest.c
+  Fixed Image::colormap misalignment in pngstest.c
   Check libtool/libtoolize version number (2.4.2) in configure.ac
+  Divide pngstest into separate runs for basic and transparent images.
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 4065cf73b..0cee2dff2 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3894,8 +3894,9 @@ Version 1.6.0beta07 [January 28, 2012]
     pngsuite/README.txt.
 
 Version 1.6.0beta08 [January 28, 2012]
-  Fixed Image::colormap mis-alignment in pngstest.c
+  Fixed Image::colormap misalignment in pngstest.c
   Check libtool/libtoolize version number (2.4.2) in configure.ac
+  Divide pngstest into separate runs for basic and transparent images.
 
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diff --git a/test-pngstest.sh b/test-pngstest.sh
index e1d667497..2068c384c 100755
--- a/test-pngstest.sh
+++ b/test-pngstest.sh
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ echo "============ pngstest.sh ==============" >> pngtest-log.txt
 echo "Running test-pngstest.sh on contrib/pngsuite/*.png"
 for opts in "" "--background"
 do
-   if ./pngstest --log "$@" $opts ${srcdir}/contrib/pngsuite/*.png \
+   if ./pngstest --log "$@" $opts ${srcdir}/contrib/pngsuite/bas*.png \
       >>pngtest-log.txt 2>&1
    then
-      echo "  PASS: pngstest $opts"
+      echo "  PASS: pngstest $opts (basic images)"
    else
-      echo "  FAIL: pngstest $opts"
+      echo "  FAIL: pngstest $opts (basic images)"
+      err=1
+   fi
+   if ./pngstest --log "$@" $opts ${srcdir}/contrib/pngsuite/ft*.png \
+      >>pngtest-log.txt 2>&1
+   then
+      echo "  PASS: pngstest $opts (transparent images)"
+   else
+      echo "  FAIL: pngstest $opts (transparent images)"
       err=1
    fi
 done