diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 67330ad24..66f3a9e7b 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Libpng 1.6.21beta02 - December 12, 2015
+Libpng 1.6.21beta02 - December 13, 2015
 
 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.
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ Other information:
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.20):
 
-Version 1.6.21beta01 [December 12, 2015]
+Version 1.6.21beta01 [December 13, 2015]
   Fixed syntax "$(command)" in tests/pngstest that some shells other than
     bash could not parse (Bug report by Nelson Beebe). Use `command` instead.
+  Moved png_check_keyword() from pngwutil.c to pngset.c
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index d5471709c..b684721cf 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5446,9 +5446,10 @@ Version 1.6.20rc02 [November 29, 2015]
 Version 1.6.20 [December 3, 2015]
   No changes.
 
-Version 1.6.21beta01 [December 12, 2015]
+Version 1.6.21beta01 [December 13, 2015]
   Fixed syntax "$(command)" in tests/pngstest that some shells other than
     bash could not parse (Bug report by Nelson Beebe). Use `command` instead.
+  Moved png_check_keyword() from pngwutil.c to pngset.c
 
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diff --git a/pngpriv.h b/pngpriv.h
index e53fb0e5a..994d114a5 100644
--- a/pngpriv.h
+++ b/pngpriv.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* pngpriv.h - private declarations for use inside libpng
  *
  * Last changed in libpng 1.6.18 [July 23, 2015]
- * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
  *
@@ -1917,6 +1917,9 @@ PNG_INTERNAL_FUNCTION(void, png_init_filter_functions_neon,
    (png_structp png_ptr, unsigned int bpp), PNG_EMPTY);
 #endif
 
+PNG_INTERNAL_FUNCTION(png_uint_32, png_check_keyword, (png_structrp png_ptr,
+   png_const_charp key, png_bytep new_key), PNG_EMPTY);
+
 /* Maintainer: Put new private prototypes here ^ */
 
 #include "pngdebug.h"
diff --git a/pngset.c b/pngset.c
index 8fd7965fc..c2ff7b973 100644
--- a/pngset.c
+++ b/pngset.c
@@ -1644,4 +1644,88 @@ png_set_check_for_invalid_index(png_structrp png_ptr, int allowed)
       png_ptr->num_palette_max = -1;
 }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(PNG_TEXT_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_pCAL_SUPPORTED) || \
+    defined(PNG_iCCP_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_sPLT_SUPPORTED)
+/* Check that the tEXt or zTXt keyword is valid per PNG 1.0 specification,
+ * and if invalid, correct the keyword rather than discarding the entire
+ * chunk.  The PNG 1.0 specification requires keywords 1-79 characters in
+ * length, forbids leading or trailing whitespace, multiple internal spaces,
+ * and the non-break space (0x80) from ISO 8859-1.  Returns keyword length.
+ *
+ * The 'new_key' buffer must be 80 characters in size (for the keyword plus a
+ * trailing '\0').  If this routine returns 0 then there was no keyword, or a
+ * valid one could not be generated, and the caller must png_error.
+ */
+png_uint_32 /* PRIVATE */
+png_check_keyword(png_structrp png_ptr, png_const_charp key, png_bytep new_key)
+{
+   png_const_charp orig_key = key;
+   png_uint_32 key_len = 0;
+   int bad_character = 0;
+   int space = 1;
+
+   png_debug(1, "in png_check_keyword");
+
+   if (key == NULL)
+   {
+      *new_key = 0;
+      return 0;
+   }
+
+   while (*key && key_len < 79)
+   {
+      png_byte ch = (png_byte)*key++;
+
+      if ((ch > 32 && ch <= 126) || (ch >= 161 /*&& ch <= 255*/))
+         *new_key++ = ch, ++key_len, space = 0;
+
+      else if (space == 0)
+      {
+         /* A space or an invalid character when one wasn't seen immediately
+          * before; output just a space.
+          */
+         *new_key++ = 32, ++key_len, space = 1;
+
+         /* If the character was not a space then it is invalid. */
+         if (ch != 32)
+            bad_character = ch;
+      }
+
+      else if (bad_character == 0)
+         bad_character = ch; /* just skip it, record the first error */
+   }
+
+   if (key_len > 0 && space != 0) /* trailing space */
+   {
+      --key_len, --new_key;
+      if (bad_character == 0)
+         bad_character = 32;
+   }
+
+   /* Terminate the keyword */
+   *new_key = 0;
+
+   if (key_len == 0)
+      return 0;
+
+#ifdef PNG_WARNINGS_SUPPORTED
+   /* Try to only output one warning per keyword: */
+   if (*key != 0) /* keyword too long */
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "keyword truncated");
+
+   else if (bad_character != 0)
+   {
+      PNG_WARNING_PARAMETERS(p)
+
+      png_warning_parameter(p, 1, orig_key);
+      png_warning_parameter_signed(p, 2, PNG_NUMBER_FORMAT_02x, bad_character);
+
+      png_formatted_warning(png_ptr, p, "keyword \"@1\": bad character '0x@2'");
+   }
+#endif /* WARNINGS */
+
+   return key_len;
+}
+#endif /* TEXT || pCAL || iCCP || sPLT */
 #endif /* READ || WRITE */
diff --git a/pngwutil.c b/pngwutil.c
index 0ee102b5f..6e9c41f92 100644
--- a/pngwutil.c
+++ b/pngwutil.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* pngwutil.c - utilities to write a PNG file
  *
  * Last changed in libpng 1.6.19 [November 12, 2015]
- * Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
+ * Copyright (c) 1998-2002,2004,2006-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  * (Version 0.96 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997 Andreas Dilger)
  * (Version 0.88 Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.)
  *
@@ -665,90 +665,6 @@ png_write_compressed_data_out(png_structrp png_ptr, compression_state *comp)
 }
 #endif /* WRITE_COMPRESSED_TEXT */
 
-#if defined(PNG_WRITE_TEXT_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_pCAL_SUPPORTED) || \
-    defined(PNG_WRITE_iCCP_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_sPLT_SUPPORTED)
-/* Check that the tEXt or zTXt keyword is valid per PNG 1.0 specification,
- * and if invalid, correct the keyword rather than discarding the entire
- * chunk.  The PNG 1.0 specification requires keywords 1-79 characters in
- * length, forbids leading or trailing whitespace, multiple internal spaces,
- * and the non-break space (0x80) from ISO 8859-1.  Returns keyword length.
- *
- * The 'new_key' buffer must be 80 characters in size (for the keyword plus a
- * trailing '\0').  If this routine returns 0 then there was no keyword, or a
- * valid one could not be generated, and the caller must png_error.
- */
-static png_uint_32
-png_check_keyword(png_structrp png_ptr, png_const_charp key, png_bytep new_key)
-{
-   png_const_charp orig_key = key;
-   png_uint_32 key_len = 0;
-   int bad_character = 0;
-   int space = 1;
-
-   png_debug(1, "in png_check_keyword");
-
-   if (key == NULL)
-   {
-      *new_key = 0;
-      return 0;
-   }
-
-   while (*key && key_len < 79)
-   {
-      png_byte ch = (png_byte)*key++;
-
-      if ((ch > 32 && ch <= 126) || (ch >= 161 /*&& ch <= 255*/))
-         *new_key++ = ch, ++key_len, space = 0;
-
-      else if (space == 0)
-      {
-         /* A space or an invalid character when one wasn't seen immediately
-          * before; output just a space.
-          */
-         *new_key++ = 32, ++key_len, space = 1;
-
-         /* If the character was not a space then it is invalid. */
-         if (ch != 32)
-            bad_character = ch;
-      }
-
-      else if (bad_character == 0)
-         bad_character = ch; /* just skip it, record the first error */
-   }
-
-   if (key_len > 0 && space != 0) /* trailing space */
-   {
-      --key_len, --new_key;
-      if (bad_character == 0)
-         bad_character = 32;
-   }
-
-   /* Terminate the keyword */
-   *new_key = 0;
-
-   if (key_len == 0)
-      return 0;
-
-#ifdef PNG_WARNINGS_SUPPORTED
-   /* Try to only output one warning per keyword: */
-   if (*key != 0) /* keyword too long */
-      png_warning(png_ptr, "keyword truncated");
-
-   else if (bad_character != 0)
-   {
-      PNG_WARNING_PARAMETERS(p)
-
-      png_warning_parameter(p, 1, orig_key);
-      png_warning_parameter_signed(p, 2, PNG_NUMBER_FORMAT_02x, bad_character);
-
-      png_formatted_warning(png_ptr, p, "keyword \"@1\": bad character '0x@2'");
-   }
-#endif /* WARNINGS */
-
-   return key_len;
-}
-#endif /* WRITE_TEXT || WRITE_pCAL || WRITE_iCCP || WRITE_sPLT */
-
 /* Write the IHDR chunk, and update the png_struct with the necessary
  * information.  Note that the rest of this code depends upon this
  * information being correct.