diff --git a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index f59fed3..0ce26c9 100644
--- a/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.4.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.6.4.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.6.5.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.6.5.0")]
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index c611280..34ce3d5 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ a specific INI setup.
 Changes
 -------
 
+1.6.5.0 (unreleased beta)
+- Initialization tweak to avoid reported crash.
+
 1.6.4.0 (2024-10-17)
 - Option persistence, INI file save and load.
 - Command line arguments for options.