diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 027aa36f6..390a58170 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.5.7beta03 - November 12, 2011
+Libpng 1.5.7beta03 - November 16, 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.
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ Version 1.5.7beta02 [November 11, 2011]
     convert to an off-by-one 8-bit value.  The "makesRGB.c" code that was used
     to generate the tables is now in a contrib/sRGBtables sub-directory.
 
-Version 1.5.7beta03 [November 12, 2011]
+Version 1.5.7beta03 [November 16, 2011]
+  Removed PNG_CONST from the sRGB table declarations in pngpriv.h and png.c
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a9e08dfc2..4b85137e9 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -3710,7 +3710,8 @@ Version 1.5.7beta02 [November 11, 2011]
     convert to an off-by-one 8-bit value.  The "makesRGB.c" code that was used
     to generate the tables is now in a contrib/sRGBtables sub-directory.
 
-Version 1.5.7beta03 [November 12, 2011]
+Version 1.5.7beta03 [November 16, 2011]
+  Removed PNG_CONST from the sRGB table declarations in pngpriv.h and png.c
 
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diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index 542370e55..b55eae9a1 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -645,13 +645,13 @@ png_get_copyright(png_const_structp png_ptr)
 #else
 #  ifdef __STDC__
    return PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-     "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 12, 2011" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+     "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 16, 2011" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc." \
      PNG_STRING_NEWLINE;
 #  else
-      return "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 12, 2011\
+      return "libpng version 1.5.7beta03 - November 16, 2011\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\
       Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\
       Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.";
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ png_build_gamma_table(png_structp png_ptr, int bit_depth)
 
 #ifdef PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED
 /* The convert-to-sRGB table is only currently required for read. */
-PNG_CONST png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256] =
+png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256] =
 {
    0,20,40,60,80,99,119,139,
    159,179,199,219,241,264,288,313,
@@ -2917,7 +2917,7 @@ PNG_CONST png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256] =
 /* The base/delta tables are required for both read and write (but currently
  * only the simplified versions.)
  */
-PNG_CONST png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512] =
+png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512] =
 {
    128,1782,3383,4644,5675,6564,7357,8074,
    8732,9346,9921,10463,10977,11466,11935,12384,
@@ -2985,7 +2985,7 @@ PNG_CONST png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512] =
    65070,65126,65183,65239,65296,65352,65409,65465
 };
 
-PNG_CONST png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512] =
+png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512] =
 {
    207,201,158,129,113,100,90,82,77,72,68,64,61,59,56,54,
    52,50,49,47,46,45,43,42,41,40,39,39,38,37,36,36,
diff --git a/pngpriv.h b/pngpriv.h
index 6adaf741b..c12974030 100644
--- a/pngpriv.h
+++ b/pngpriv.h
@@ -516,24 +516,24 @@ typedef PNG_CONST png_uint_16p FAR * png_const_uint_16pp;
    abs((int)((c1).blue) - (int)((c2).blue)))
 
 /* Added to libpng-1.5.7: sRGB conversion tables */
+#if defined PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED ||\
+   defined PNG_SIMPLIFIED_WRITE_SUPPORTED
 #ifdef PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED
-PNG_EXTERN /*PRIVATE*/ PNG_CONST png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256];
+PNG_EXTERN /*PRIVATE*/ png_uint_16 png_sRGB_table[256];
    /* Convert from an sRGB encoded value 0..255 to a 16-bit linear value,
     * 0..65535.  This table gives the closes 16-bit answers (no errors).
     */
 #endif
 
-#if defined PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ_SUPPORTED ||\
-   defined PNG_SIMPLIFIED_WRITE_SUPPORTED
-PNG_EXTERN /*PRIVATE*/ PNG_CONST png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512];
-PNG_EXTERN /*PRIVATE*/ PNG_CONST png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512];
+PNG_EXTERN /*PRIVATE*/ png_uint_16 png_sRGB_base[512];
+PNG_EXTERN /*PRIVATE*/ png_byte png_sRGB_delta[512];
 
 #define PNG_sRGB_FROM_LINEAR(linear) ((png_sRGB_base[(linear)>>15] +\
    ((((linear)&0x7fff)*png_sRGB_delta[(linear)>>15])>>12)) >> 8)
    /* Given a value 'linear' in the range 0..255*65535 calculate the 8-bit sRGB
     * encoded value with maximum error 0.646365.  Note that the input is not a
     * 16-bit value; it has been multiplied by 255! */
-#endif
+#endif /* PNG_SIMPLIFIED_READ/WRITE */
 
 /* Added to libpng-1.2.6 JB */
 #define PNG_ROWBYTES(pixel_bits, width) \