diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 68ec48817..135d4b5fe 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.4.9beta01 - July 11, 2011
+Libpng 1.4.9beta01 - July 12, 2011
 
 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.
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Other information:
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.4.8):
 
-version 1.4.9beta01 [July 11, 2011]
+version 1.4.9beta01 [July 12, 2011]
   Added vstudio/* and CMakeLists to EXTRA_DIST in Makefile.in and Makefile.am
-  Updated contrib/pngminus/makefile.std
+  Updated contrib/pngminus/makefile.std (Samuli Souminen)
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d25a6b857..b3e968637 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2826,9 +2826,9 @@ version 1.4.8rc01 [June 30, 2011]
 version 1.4.8 [July 7, 2011]
   No changes.
 
-version 1.4.9beta01 [July 11, 2011]
+version 1.4.9beta01 [July 12, 2011]
   Added vstudio/* and CMakeLists to EXTRA_DIST in Makefile.in and Makefile.am
-  Updated contrib/pngminus/makefile.std
+  Updated contrib/pngminus/makefile.std (Samuli Souminen)
 
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diff --git a/contrib/pngminus/makefile.std b/contrib/pngminus/makefile.std
index e03b0f95e..080a44c1c 100644
--- a/contrib/pngminus/makefile.std
+++ b/contrib/pngminus/makefile.std
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Makefile for PngMinus (png2pnm and pnm2png)
 # Linux / Unix
 
-#CC?=cc
-CC?=gcc
-LD?=$(CC)
+#CC=cc
+CC=gcc
+LD=$(CC)
 
 RM=rm -f
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ZINC = -I../../../zlib
 ZLIB = -L../../../zlib -lz
 ZLIBS = ../../../zlib/libz.a
 
-CFLAGS+=$(PNGINC) $(ZINC)
+CFLAGS=$(PNGINC) $(ZINC)
 LDLIBS=$(PNGLIB) $(ZLIB)
 LDLIBSS=$(PNGLIBS) $(ZLIBS)
 C=.c