diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 6c2df51d2..a9dcaf223 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.4.4beta04 - July 31, 2010
+Libpng 1.4.4beta05 - August 3, 2010
 
 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.
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ Files available for download:
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   1.4.4beta04.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   1.4.4beta04.tar.gz
-   1.4.4beta04.tar.bz2
+   1.4.4beta05.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   1.4.4beta05.tar.gz
+   1.4.4beta05.tar.bz2
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lp144b04.zip
-   lp144b04.7z
+   lp144b05.zip
+   lp144b05.7z
 
 Other information:
 
-   1.4.4beta04-README.txt
-   1.4.4beta04-LICENSE.txt
+   1.4.4beta05-README.txt
+   1.4.4beta05-LICENSE.txt
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.4.3):
 
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ version 1.4.4beta03 [July 24, 2010]
 version 1.4.4beta04 [July 31, 2010]
   Updated the read macros and functions from 1.5.0beta38.
 
+version 1.4.4beta05 [August 3, 2010]
+  Updated projects/visualc71 so it can find scripts/pnglibconf.h
+
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
 or to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement).
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 49ae89b0c..806acdfc9 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2633,6 +2633,9 @@ version 1.4.4beta03 [July 24, 2010]
 version 1.4.4beta04 [July 31, 2010]
   Updated the read macros and functions from 1.5.0beta38.
 
+version 1.4.4beta05 [August 3, 2010]
+  Updated projects/visualc71 so it can find scripts/pnglibconf.h
+
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
 or to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement).
diff --git a/projects/visualc71/libpng.vcproj b/projects/visualc71/libpng.vcproj
index ce03e6832..e08346b76 100644
--- a/projects/visualc71/libpng.vcproj
+++ b/projects/visualc71/libpng.vcproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;PNG_BUILD_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib;$(IntDir)"/>
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib;$(IntDir)"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
 			<Tool
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;DEBUG;PNG_DEBUG=1;PNG_BUILD_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="_DEBUG,PNG_DEBUG=1"
 				Culture="1033"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib;$(IntDir)"/>
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib;$(IntDir)"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
 			<Tool
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;PNG_BUILD_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNGAPI=__stdcall;PNG_NO_MODULEDEF;PNG_LIBPNG_SPECIALBUILD;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;PNG_BUILD_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNGAPI=__stdcall;PNG_NO_MODULEDEF;PNG_LIBPNG_SPECIALBUILD;PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 				AdditionalOptions="/d PNG_NO_PEDANTIC_WARNINGS /d PNG_LIBPNG_DLLFNAME_POSTFIX=&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;VB&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot; /d PNG_LIBPNG_SPECIALBUILD=&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;__stdcall calling convention used for exported functions&quot;&quot;&quot;&quot;"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="NDEBUG"
 				Culture="1033"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib;$(IntDir)"/>
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib;$(IntDir)"/>
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
 			<Tool
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="3"
 				PrecompiledHeaderThrough="png.h"
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..;..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;DEBUG;PNG_DEBUG=1;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				UsePrecompiledHeader="3"
 				PrecompiledHeaderThrough="png.h"
 				WarningLevel="3"
diff --git a/projects/visualc71/pngtest.vcproj b/projects/visualc71/pngtest.vcproj
index a59585e0b..01a340294 100644
--- a/projects/visualc71/pngtest.vcproj
+++ b/projects/visualc71/pngtest.vcproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;PNG_DLL;PNG_NO_STDIO;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ $(TargetPath) ..\..\pngtest.png $(IntDir)\pngout.png"
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;PNG_DLL;PNG_NO_STDIO;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ $(TargetPath) ..\..\pngtest.png $(IntDir)\pngout.png"
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;PNG_DLL;PNG_NO_STDIO;PNGAPI=__stdcall;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;PNG_DLL;PNG_NO_STDIO;PNGAPI=__stdcall;PNG_USER_PRIVATEBUILD;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ $(TargetPath) ..\..\pngtest.png $(IntDir)\pngout.png"
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				CompileAs="0"/>
@@ -210,10 +210,10 @@ $(TargetPath) ..\..\pngtest.png $(IntDir)\pngout.png"
 			<Tool
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
-				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
+				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\scripts;..\..\..\zlib"
 				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
 				CompileAs="0"/>
diff --git a/projects/visualc71/zlib.vcproj b/projects/visualc71/zlib.vcproj
index 23e0ac56f..614b869e7 100644
--- a/projects/visualc71/zlib.vcproj
+++ b/projects/visualc71/zlib.vcproj
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
 				RuntimeLibrary="2"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
 				RuntimeLibrary="3"
 				WarningLevel="3"
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				InlineFunctionExpansion="1"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS"
 				StringPooling="TRUE"
-				RuntimeLibrary="2"
+				RuntimeLibrary="0"
 				EnableFunctionLevelLinking="TRUE"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				CompileAs="1"/>
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@
 				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
 				Optimization="0"
 				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="..\..\..\zlib"
-				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS"
+				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS"
 				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
-				RuntimeLibrary="3"
+				RuntimeLibrary="1"
 				WarningLevel="3"
 				DebugInformationFormat="4"
 				CompileAs="1"/>
@@ -196,7 +196,16 @@
 				RelativePath="..\..\..\zlib\deflate.c">
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\..\zlib\gzio.c">
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\zlib\gzlib.c">
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\zlib\gzclose.c">
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\zlib\gzread.c">
+			</File>
+			<File
+				RelativePath="..\..\..\zlib\gzwrite.c">
 			</File>
 			<File
 				RelativePath="..\..\..\zlib\infback.c">
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
index 6353f8bd0..acbd4bd4c 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
+++ b/projects/vstudio/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 VisualStudio instructions
 
-libpng version 1.4.4beta04 - July 24, 2010
+libpng version 1.4.4beta05 - August 3, 2010
 
 Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
diff --git a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
index 2e5f519ba..a289efe8f 100644
--- a/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
+++ b/projects/vstudio/zlib.props
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!--
  * zlib.props - location of zlib source and build
  *
- * libpng version 1.4.4beta04 - July 24, 2010
+ * libpng version 1.4.4beta05 - August 3, 2010
  *
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  *
diff --git a/projects/xcode/libpng.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/projects/xcode/libpng.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index f3356ccbd..cee695be7 100644
--- a/projects/xcode/libpng.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/projects/xcode/libpng.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 14;
 				DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION = 14;
-				FRAMEWORK_VERSION = 1.4.4beta04;
+				FRAMEWORK_VERSION = 1.4.4beta05;
 				GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER = NO;
 				GCC_PREFIX_HEADER = "";
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 			buildSettings = {
 				DYLIB_COMPATIBILITY_VERSION = 14;
 				DYLIB_CURRENT_VERSION = 14;
-				FRAMEWORK_VERSION = 1.4.4beta04;
+				FRAMEWORK_VERSION = 1.4.4beta05;
 				GCC_PRECOMPILE_PREFIX_HEADER = NO;
 				GCC_PREFIX_HEADER = "";
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;