diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index beb3ab6a3..87ff1e39c 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.6.9rc01 - January 28, 2014
+Libpng 1.6.9rc02 - January 30, 2014
 
 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.
@@ -9,19 +9,19 @@ Files available for download:
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   1.6.9rc01.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   1.6.9rc01.tar.gz
+   1.6.9rc02.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   1.6.9rc02.tar.gz
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lp169r01.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   lp169r01.zip
+   lp169r02.7z  (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   lp169r02.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   1.6.9rc01-README.txt
-   1.6.9rc01-LICENSE.txt
+   1.6.9rc02-README.txt
+   1.6.9rc02-LICENSE.txt
    Gnupg/*.asc (PGP armored detached signatures)
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.6.8):
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ Version 1.6.9beta04 [January 20, 2014]
 Version 1.6.9rc01 [January 28, 2014]
   No changes.
 
+Version 1.6.9rc02 [January 30, 2014]
+  Quiet an uninitialized memory warning from VC2013 in png_get_png().
+
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 46ec60bfd..1be5fe6c5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4795,6 +4795,9 @@ Version 1.6.9beta04 [January 20, 2014]
 Version 1.6.9rc01 [January 28, 2014]
   No changes.
 
+Version 1.6.9rc02 [January 30, 2014]
+  Quiet an uninitialized memory warning from VC2013 in png_get_png().
+
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diff --git a/pngread.c b/pngread.c
index 0c894f7ca..986e95a31 100644
--- a/pngread.c
+++ b/pngread.c
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ png_read_png(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr,
    if (transforms & PNG_TRANSFORM_EXPAND)
       if ((png_ptr->bit_depth < 8) ||
           (png_ptr->color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_PALETTE) ||
-          (png_get_valid(png_ptr, info_ptr, PNG_INFO_tRNS)))
+          (info_ptr->valid & PNG_INFO_tRNS))
          png_set_expand(png_ptr);
 #endif
 
@@ -1088,14 +1088,8 @@ png_read_png(png_structrp png_ptr, png_inforp info_ptr,
     * [0,65535] to the original [0,7] or [0,31], or whatever range the
     * colors were originally in:
     */
-   if ((transforms & PNG_TRANSFORM_SHIFT)
-       && png_get_valid(png_ptr, info_ptr, PNG_INFO_sBIT))
-   {
-      png_color_8p sig_bit;
-
-      png_get_sBIT(png_ptr, info_ptr, &sig_bit);
-      png_set_shift(png_ptr, sig_bit);
-   }
+   if ((transforms & PNG_TRANSFORM_SHIFT) && (info_ptr->valid & PNG_INFO_sBIT))
+      png_set_shift(png_ptr, &info_ptr->sig_bit);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef PNG_READ_BGR_SUPPORTED