diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 61f5837f2..23b25c5a1 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.6.8beta01 - November 22, 2013
+Libpng 1.6.8beta01 - November 23, 2013
 
 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.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Other information:
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.7):
 
-Version 1.6.8beta01 [November 22, 2013]
+Version 1.6.8beta01 [November 23, 2013]
   Changed #ifdef PNG_HANDLE_AS_UNKNOWN_SUPPORTED in pngpread.c to
     #ifdef PNG_SET_UNKNOWN_CHUNKS_SUPPORTED to be consistent with
     what is in pngpriv.h.
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ Version 1.6.8beta01 [November 22, 2013]
     contrib/conftest/*.dfa files that can be used in automatic build
     scripts to ensure that these configurations continue to build.
   Enabled WRITE_INVERT and WRITE_PACK in contrib/pngminim/encoder.
+  Fixed pngvalid 'fail' function declaration on the Intel C Compiler.
+    This reverts to the previous 'static' implementation and works round
+    the 'unused static function' warning by using PNG_UNUSED().
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e4b5e7aff..02b134dd7 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4713,7 +4713,7 @@ Version 1.6.7rc02 [November 7, 2013]
 
 Version 1.6.7 [November 14, 2013]
 
-Version 1.6.8beta01 [November 22, 2013]
+Version 1.6.8beta01 [November 23, 2013]
   Moved prototype for png_handle_unknown() in pngpriv.h outside of
     the #ifdef PNG_SET_UNKNOWN_CHUNKS_SUPPORTED/#endif block.
   Added "-Wall" to CFLAGS in contrib/pngminim/*/makefile
@@ -4725,6 +4725,9 @@ Version 1.6.8beta01 [November 22, 2013]
     contrib/conftest/*.dfa files that can be used in automatic build
     scripts to ensure that these configurations continue to build.
   Enabled WRITE_INVERT and WRITE_PACK in contrib/pngminim/encoder.
+  Fixed pngvalid 'fail' function declaration on the Intel C Compiler.
+    This reverts to the previous 'static' implementation and works round
+    the 'unused static function' warning by using PNG_UNUSED().
 
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diff --git a/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c b/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
index d60d4dfa7..c106b2bb4 100644
--- a/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
+++ b/contrib/libtests/pngvalid.c
@@ -1953,11 +1953,9 @@ typedef struct png_modifier
 } png_modifier;
 
 /* This returns true if the test should be stopped now because it has already
- * failed and it is running silently.  It is not static simply to avoid having
- * to special case it on all the #ifdefs on which it depends.
- */
-extern int fail(png_modifier *pm);
-/*static*/ int fail(png_modifier *pm)
+ * failed and it is running silently.
+  */
+static int fail(png_modifier *pm)
 {
    return !pm->log && !pm->this.verbose && (pm->this.nerrors > 0 ||
        (pm->this.treat_warnings_as_errors && pm->this.nwarnings > 0));
@@ -10267,6 +10265,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       }
    }
 
+   /* This is required because some very minimal configurations do not use it:
+    */
+   UNUSED(fail)
    return 0;
 }
 #else /* write or low level APIs not supported */