diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 26a3a4068..faacde6ea 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ Version 1.6.0rc02 [February 4, 2013]
   Added png_get_palette_max() function.
 
 Version 1.6.0rc03 [February 5, 2013]
+  Fixed palette_max API.
 
 
   ===========================================================================
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 604f78e1d..253acbea6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4355,6 +4355,7 @@ Version 1.6.0rc02 [February 4, 2013]
   Added png_get_palette_max() function.
 
 Version 1.6.0rc03 [February 5, 2013]
+  Fixed palette_max API.
 
   ===========================================================================
                        NOTICE November 17, 2012:
diff --git a/png.h b/png.h
index 57fd3cd76..ab0a898a6 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -3203,7 +3203,7 @@ PNG_EXPORT(240, int, png_image_write_to_stdio, (png_imagep image, FILE *file,
     defined(PNG_WRITE_CHECK_FOR_INVALID_INDEX_SUPPORTED)
 PNG_EXPORT(242, void, png_set_check_for_invalid_index,
     (png_structrp png_ptr, int allowed));
-PNG_EXPORT(243, void, png_get_palette_max, (png_structp png_ptr,
+PNG_EXPORT(243, int, png_get_palette_max, (png_const_structp png_ptr,
     png_const_infop info_ptr));
 #endif
 
diff --git a/pngget.c b/pngget.c
index 8f605b3cb..76ed30006 100644
--- a/pngget.c
+++ b/pngget.c
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ png_get_io_chunk_type (png_const_structrp png_ptr)
 
 #ifdef PNG_CHECK_FOR_INVALID_INDEX_SUPPORTED
 int PNGAPI
-png_get_max_palette_index(png_const_structp png_ptr, png_const_infop info_ptr)
+png_get_palette_max(png_const_structp png_ptr, png_const_infop info_ptr)
 {
    if (png_ptr != NULL && info_ptr != NULL)
       return png_ptr->num_palette_max;