diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index b73bbb5e..a24b0ed2 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,55 +1,54 @@
 
-Libpng 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+Libpng 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
 
-This is a public release of libpng, intended for use in production codes.
+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.
 
 Files available for download:
 
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) and with a
 "configure" script
 
-   libpng-1.2.40.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   libpng-1.2.40.tar.gz
-   libpng-1.2.40.tar.bz2
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01.tar.gz
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01.tar.bz2
 
 Source files with LF line endings (for Unix/Linux) without the
 "configure" script
 
-   libpng-1.2.40-no-config.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
-   libpng-1.2.40-no-config.tar.gz
-   libpng-1.2.40-no-config.tar.bz2
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-no-config.tar.xz (LZMA-compressed, recommended)
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-no-config.tar.gz
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-no-config.tar.bz2
 
 Source files with CRLF line endings (for Windows), without the
 "configure" script
 
-   lpng1240.zip
-   lpng1240.7z
-   lpng1240.tar.bz2
+   lp1241b01.zip
+   lp1241b01.7z
+   lp1241b01.tar.bz2
 
 Project files
 
-   libpng-1.2.40-project-netware.zip
-   libpng-1.2.40-project-wince.zip
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-project-netware.zip
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-project-wince.zip
 
 Other information:
 
-   libpng-1.2.40-README.txt
-   libpng-1.2.40-KNOWNBUGS.txt
-   libpng-1.2.40-LICENSE.txt
-   libpng-1.2.40-Y2K-compliance.txt
-   libpng-1.2.40-[previous version]-diff.txt
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-README.txt
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-KNOWNBUGS.txt
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-LICENSE.txt
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-Y2K-compliance.txt
+   libpng-1.2.41beta01-[previous version]-diff.txt
 
-Changes since the last public release (1.2.39):
+Changes since the last public release (1.2.40):
 
-version 1.2.40 [September 10, 2009]
-
-  Removed an extra png_debug() recently added to png_write_find_filter().
-  Fixed incorrect #ifdef in pngset.c regarding unknown chunk support.
-  Various bugfixes and improvements to CMakeLists.txt (Philip Lowman)
+version 1.2.41beta01 [September 25, 2009]
+  Moved redundant IHDR checking into new png_check_IHDR() in png.c
+    and report all errors found in the IHDR data.
+  Eliminated useless call to png_check_cHRM() from pngset.c
 
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 
-Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement
 to subscribe) or to glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 9bb8ac88..8afcb373 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2466,9 +2466,17 @@ version 1.2.40beta01 [August 20, 2009]
 version 1.2.40rc01 [September 2, 2009]
   Various bugfixes and improvements to CMakeLists.txt (Philip Lowman)
 
-version 1.2.40 and 1.0.49 [September 10, 2009]
+version 1.2.40 and 1.0.49 [September 25, 2009]
   No changes.
 
+version 1.0.50 [September 10, 2009]
+  Removed some editing cruft from pngset.c and pngwutil.c.
+
+version 1.2.41beta01 [September 25, 2009]
+  Moved redundant IHDR checking into new png_check_IHDR() in png.c
+    and report all errors found in the IHDR data.
+  Eliminated useless call to png_check_cHRM() from pngset.c
+
 Send comments/corrections/commendations to png-mng-implement at lists.sf.net
 (subscription required; visit
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/png-mng-implement
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 2e17474a..04faed7f 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Installing libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+Installing libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
 
 On Unix/Linux and similar systems, you can simply type
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ to have access to the zlib.h and zconf.h include files that
 correspond to the version of zlib that's installed.
 
 You can rename the directories that you downloaded (they
-might be called "libpng-1.2.40" or "lpng109" and "zlib-1.2.1"
+might be called "libpng-1.2.41beta01" or "lpng109" and "zlib-1.2.1"
 or "zlib121") so that you have directories called "zlib" and "libpng".
 
 Your directory structure should look like this:
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ include
  CMakeLists.txt    =>  "cmake" script
  makefile.std      =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.elf      =>  Linux/ELF makefile symbol versioning,
-                       gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                       gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
  makefile.linux    =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                       (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                       (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
  makefile.gcc      =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
  makefile.knr      =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
                        ansi2knr (Requires ansi2knr.c from
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ include
  makefile.openbsd  =>  OpenBSD makefile
  makefile.sgi      =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX makefile (cc, creates static lib)
  makefile.sggcc    =>  Silicon Graphics (gcc,
-                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
  makefile.sunos    =>  Sun makefile
  makefile.solaris  =>  Solaris 2.X makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
  makefile.solaris-x86 =>  Solaris/intelMMX 2.X makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
  makefile.so9      =>  Solaris 9 makefile (gcc,
-                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                       creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
  makefile.32sunu   =>  Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
  makefile.64sunu   =>  Sun Ultra 64-bit makefile
  makefile.sco      =>  For SCO OSr5  ELF and Unixware 7 with Native cc
diff --git a/KNOWNBUG b/KNOWNBUG
index 5e0c96ff..616eb8c7 100644
--- a/KNOWNBUG
+++ b/KNOWNBUG
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Known bugs in libpng version 1.2.40
+Known bugs in libpng version 1.2.41beta01
 
 1. February 23, 2006: The custom makefiles don't build libpng with -lz.
 
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 93dd04a1..4228f837 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ this sentence.
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.2.40, September 10, 2009, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.2.41beta01, September 25, 2009, are
 Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2009 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ certification mark of the Open Source Initiative.
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-September 10, 2009
+September 25, 2009
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5cb94827..0f071234 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	${srcdir}/contrib/pngsuite/* \
 	${srcdir}/contrib/visupng/* \
 	$(TESTS) \
-	example.c libpng-1.2.40.txt pngvcrd.c 
+	example.c libpng-1.2.41beta01.txt pngvcrd.c 
 
 CLEANFILES= pngout.png libpng12.pc libpng12-config libpng.vers \
 libpng.sym
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5a4e1b53..f4741c3f 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	${srcdir}/contrib/pngsuite/* \
 	${srcdir}/contrib/visupng/* \
 	$(TESTS) \
-	example.c libpng-1.2.40.txt pngvcrd.c 
+	example.c libpng-1.2.41beta01.txt pngvcrd.c 
 
 CLEANFILES = pngout.png libpng12.pc libpng12-config libpng.vers \
 libpng.sym
diff --git a/README b/README
index 171b65a4..f42fa4b0 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-README for libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009 (shared library 12.0)
+README for libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009 (shared library 12.0)
 See the note about version numbers near the top of png.h
 
 See INSTALL for instructions on how to install libpng.
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ Files in this distribution:
        descrip.mms      =>  VMS makefile for MMS or MMK
        makefile.std     =>  Generic UNIX makefile (cc, creates static libpng.a)
        makefile.elf     =>  Linux/ELF makefile symbol versioning,
-                            gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
        makefile.linux   =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
        makefile.gcmmx   =>  Linux/ELF makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40,
+                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01,
                             uses assembler code tuned for Intel MMX platform)
        makefile.gcc     =>  Generic makefile (gcc, creates static libpng.a)
        makefile.knr     =>  Archaic UNIX Makefile that converts files with
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ Files in this distribution:
        makefile.openbsd =>  OpenBSD makefile
        makefile.sgi     =>  Silicon Graphics IRIX (cc, creates static lib)
        makefile.sggcc   =>  Silicon Graphics
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
        makefile.sunos   =>  Sun makefile
        makefile.solaris =>  Solaris 2.X makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
        makefile.so9     =>  Solaris 9 makefile
-                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.40)
+                            (gcc, creates libpng12.so.0.1.2.41beta01)
        makefile.32sunu  =>  Sun Ultra 32-bit makefile
        makefile.64sunu  =>  Sun Ultra 64-bit makefile
        makefile.sco     =>  For SCO OSr5  ELF and Unixware 7 with Native cc
diff --git a/Y2KINFO b/Y2KINFO
index e31bb7f1..266994e9 100644
--- a/Y2KINFO
+++ b/Y2KINFO
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
    Y2K compliance in libpng:
    =========================
 
-      September 10, 2009
+      September 25, 2009
 
       Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
       an official declaration.
 
       This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-      upward through 1.2.40 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+      upward through 1.2.41beta01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
       versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
       Libpng only has three year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6568d774..535defbe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.64 for libpng 1.2.40.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.64 for libpng 1.2.41beta01.
 #
 # Report bugs to <png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net>.
 #
@@ -698,8 +698,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='libpng'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='libpng'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='1.2.40'
-PACKAGE_STRING='libpng 1.2.40'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='1.2.41beta01'
+PACKAGE_STRING='libpng 1.2.41beta01'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures libpng 1.2.40 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures libpng 1.2.41beta01 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of libpng 1.2.40:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of libpng 1.2.41beta01:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-libpng configure 1.2.40
+libpng configure 1.2.41beta01
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.64
 
 Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2034,7 +2034,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by libpng $as_me 1.2.40, which was
+It was created by libpng $as_me 1.2.41beta01, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.64.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='libpng'
- VERSION='1.2.40'
+ VERSION='1.2.41beta01'
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
@@ -2906,10 +2906,10 @@ fi
 
 
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.2.40
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.2.41beta01
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=2
-PNGLIB_RELEASE=40
+PNGLIB_RELEASE=41
 
 
 
@@ -12047,7 +12047,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by libpng $as_me 1.2.40, which was
+This file was extended by libpng $as_me 1.2.41beta01, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.64.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -12111,7 +12111,7 @@ Report bugs to <png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net>."
 _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_version="\\
-libpng config.status 1.2.40
+libpng config.status 1.2.41beta01
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.64,
   with options \\"`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index adad1e4c..12212f1a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ AC_PREREQ(2.59)
 
 dnl Version number stuff here:
 
-AC_INIT([libpng], [1.2.40], [png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
+AC_INIT([libpng], [1.2.41beta01], [png-mng-implement@lists.sourceforge.net])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 dnl stop configure from automagically running automake
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
-PNGLIB_VERSION=1.2.40
+PNGLIB_VERSION=1.2.41beta01
 PNGLIB_MAJOR=1
 PNGLIB_MINOR=2
-PNGLIB_RELEASE=40
+PNGLIB_RELEASE=41
 
 dnl End of version number stuff
 
diff --git a/libpng-1.2.40.txt b/libpng-1.2.41beta01.txt
similarity index 99%
rename from libpng-1.2.40.txt
rename to libpng-1.2.41beta01.txt
index 019c886b..31ec0ff4 100644
--- a/libpng-1.2.40.txt
+++ b/libpng-1.2.41beta01.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 libpng.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+ libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ libpng.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -3057,13 +3057,13 @@ source.
 
 XIII. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-September 10, 2009
+September 25, 2009
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.2.40 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.2.41beta01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has three year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer that
diff --git a/libpng.3 b/libpng.3
index 65b36862..58b0799a 100644
--- a/libpng.3
+++ b/libpng.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.TH LIBPNG 3 "September 10, 2009"
+.TH LIBPNG 3 "September 25, 2009"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.2.40
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.2.41beta01
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fI\fB
 
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ Following is a copy of the libpng.txt file that accompanies libpng.
 .SH LIBPNG.TXT
 libpng.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
- libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+ libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  <glennrp at users.sourceforge.net>
  Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ libpng.txt - A description on how to use and modify libpng
 
  Based on:
 
- libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+ libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
  Updated and distributed by Glenn Randers-Pehrson
  Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 
@@ -3878,13 +3878,13 @@ source.
 
 .SH XIII. Y2K Compliance in libpng
 
-September 10, 2009
+September 25, 2009
 
 Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
 an official declaration.
 
 This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
-upward through 1.2.40 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+upward through 1.2.41beta01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
 versions were also Y2K compliant.
 
 Libpng only has three year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer that
@@ -4163,9 +4163,12 @@ the first widely used release:
  1.2.39rc01          13    10239  12.so.0.39[.0]
  1.0.48              10    10048  10.so.0.48[.0]
  1.2.39              13    10239  12.so.0.39[.0]
+ 1.2.40beta01        13    10240  12.so.0.40[.0]
  1.2.40rc01          13    10240  12.so.0.40[.0]
  1.0.49              10    10049  10.so.0.49[.0]
  1.2.40              13    10240  12.so.0.40[.0]
+ 1.0.50              10    10050  10.so.0.50[.0]
+ 1.2.41alpha01       13    10241  12.so.0.41[.0]
 
 Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library minor
 and patch numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -4221,7 +4224,7 @@ possible without all of you.
 
 Thanks to Frank J. T. Wojcik for helping with the documentation.
 
-Libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009:
+Libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009:
 Initially created in 1995 by Guy Eric Schalnat, then of Group 42, Inc.
 Currently maintained by Glenn Randers-Pehrson (glennrp at users.sourceforge.net).
 
@@ -4244,7 +4247,7 @@ this sentence.
 
 This code is released under the libpng license.
 
-libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.2.40, September 10, 2009, are
+libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.2.41beta01, September 25, 2009, are
 Copyright (c) 2004,2006-2008 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
 distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
 with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors
@@ -4343,7 +4346,7 @@ certification mark of the Open Source Initiative.
 
 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
 glennrp at users.sourceforge.net
-September 10, 2009
+September 25, 2009
 
 .\" end of man page
 
diff --git a/libpngpf.3 b/libpngpf.3
index a1e030df..a168ca41 100644
--- a/libpngpf.3
+++ b/libpngpf.3
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "September 10, 2009"
+.TH LIBPNGPF 3 "September 25, 2009"
 .SH NAME
-libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.2.40
+libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.2.41beta01
 (private functions)
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 \fB#include <png.h>\fP
 
 \fI\fB
 
+\fBvoid png_64bit_product (long \fP\fIv1\fP\fB, long \fP\fIv2\fP\fB, unsigned long \fI*hi_product,
+
+\fBunsigned long \fI*lo_product\fP\fB);\fP
+
 \fI\fB
 
 \fBvoid png_build_gamma_table (png_structp \fIpng_ptr\fP\fB);\fP
@@ -27,6 +31,18 @@ libpng \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) Reference Library 1.2.40
 
 \fI\fB
 
+\fBint png_check_cHRM_fixed (png_structp \fP\fIpng_ptr\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fP\fIint_white_x\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fP\fIint_white_y\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fP\fIint_red_x\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fP\fIint_red_y\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fP\fIint_green_x\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fP\fIint_green_y\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fP\fIint_blue_x\fP\fB, png_fixed_point \fIint_blue_y\fP\fB);\fP
+
+\fI\fB
+
+\fI\fB
+
+\fBvoid png_check_IHDR (png_structp \fP\fIpng_ptr\fP\fB, png_uint_32 \fP\fIwidth\fP\fB, png_uint_32 \fP\fIheight\fP\fB, int \fP\fIbit_depth\fP\fB, int \fP\fIcolor_type\fP\fB, int \fP\fIinterlace_type\fP\fB, int \fP\fIcompression_type\fP\fB, int \fIfilter_type\fP\fB);\fP
+
+\fI\fB
+
+\fI\fB
+
 \fBvoid png_check_chunk_name (png_structp \fP\fIpng_ptr\fP\fB, png_bytep \fIchunk_name\fP\fB);\fP
 
 \fI\fB
diff --git a/png.5 b/png.5
index 30923ba1..23e60b7a 100644
--- a/png.5
+++ b/png.5
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH PNG 5 "September 10, 2009"
+.TH PNG 5 "September 25, 2009"
 .SH NAME
 png \- Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format
 .SH DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index be1bd3a1..4fcb163e 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* png.c - location for general purpose libpng functions
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.2.39 [August 13, 2009]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.2.41 [September 25, 2009]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2009 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.)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "png.h"
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef version_1_2_40 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_2_40;
+typedef version_1_2_41beta01 Your_png_h_is_not_version_1_2_41beta01;
 
 /* Version information for C files.  This had better match the version
  * string defined in png.h.  */
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ png_charp PNGAPI
 png_get_copyright(png_structp png_ptr)
 {
    png_ptr = png_ptr;  /* Silence compiler warning about unused png_ptr */
-   return ((png_charp) "\n libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009\n\
+   return ((png_charp) "\n libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009\n\
    Copyright (c) 1998-2009 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\n\
    Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\n\
    Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.\n");
@@ -923,4 +923,150 @@ png_check_cHRM_fixed(png_structp png_ptr,
 }
 #endif /* NO_PNG_CHECK_cHRM */
 #endif /* PNG_cHRM_SUPPORTED */
+
+
+void /* PRIVATE */
+png_check_IHDR(png_structp png_ptr,
+   png_uint_32 width, png_uint_32 height, int bit_depth,
+   int color_type, int interlace_type, int compression_type,
+   int filter_type)
+{
+   int error = 0;
+
+   /* Check for width and height valid values */
+   if (width == 0)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Image width is zero in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if (height == 0)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Image height is zero in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+#ifdef PNG_SET_USER_LIMITS_SUPPORTED
+   if (width > png_ptr->user_width_max || width > PNG_USER_WIDTH_MAX)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Image width exceeds user limit in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if (height > png_ptr->user_height_max || height > PNG_USER_HEIGHT_MAX)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Image height exceeds user limit in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+#else
+   if (width > PNG_USER_WIDTH_MAX
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Image width exceeds user limit in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if (height > PNG_USER_HEIGHT_MAX)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Image height exceeds user limit in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+#endif
+
+   if (height > PNG_UINT_31_MAX)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Invalid image height in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if ( height > PNG_UINT_31_MAX)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Invalid image width in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if ( width > (PNG_UINT_32_MAX
+                 >> 3)      /* 8-byte RGBA pixels */
+                 - 64       /* bigrowbuf hack */
+                 - 1        /* filter byte */
+                 - 7*8      /* rounding of width to multiple of 8 pixels */
+                 - 8)       /* extra max_pixel_depth pad */
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Width is too large for libpng to process pixels");
+
+   /* Check other values */
+   if (bit_depth != 1 && bit_depth != 2 && bit_depth != 4 &&
+       bit_depth != 8 && bit_depth != 16)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Invalid bit depth in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if (color_type < 0 || color_type == 1 ||
+       color_type == 5 || color_type > 6)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Invalid color type in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if (((color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_PALETTE) && bit_depth > 8) ||
+       ((color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB ||
+         color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_GRAY_ALPHA ||
+         color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA) && bit_depth < 8))
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Invalid color type/bit depth combination in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if (interlace_type >= PNG_INTERLACE_LAST)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Unknown interlace method in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+   if (compression_type != PNG_COMPRESSION_TYPE_BASE)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Unknown compression method in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+
+#ifdef PNG_MNG_FEATURES_SUPPORTED
+   /* Accept filter_method 64 (intrapixel differencing) only if
+    * 1. Libpng was compiled with PNG_MNG_FEATURES_SUPPORTED and
+    * 2. Libpng did not read a PNG signature (this filter_method is only
+    *    used in PNG datastreams that are embedded in MNG datastreams) and
+    * 3. The application called png_permit_mng_features with a mask that
+    *    included PNG_FLAG_MNG_FILTER_64 and
+    * 4. The filter_method is 64 and
+    * 5. The color_type is RGB or RGBA
+    */
+   if ((png_ptr->mode & PNG_HAVE_PNG_SIGNATURE) &&
+       png_ptr->mng_features_permitted)
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "MNG features are not allowed in a PNG datastream");
+
+   if (filter_type != PNG_FILTER_TYPE_BASE)
+   {
+     if (!((png_ptr->mng_features_permitted & PNG_FLAG_MNG_FILTER_64) &&
+         (filter_type == PNG_INTRAPIXEL_DIFFERENCING) &&
+         ((png_ptr->mode & PNG_HAVE_PNG_SIGNATURE) == 0) &&
+         (color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB ||
+         color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA)))
+        png_warning(png_ptr, "Unknown filter method in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+
+     if (png_ptr->mode & PNG_HAVE_PNG_SIGNATURE)
+        png_warning(png_ptr, "Invalid filter method in IHDR");
+   }
+
+#else
+   if (filter_type != PNG_FILTER_TYPE_BASE)
+   {
+      png_warning(png_ptr, "Unknown filter method in IHDR");
+      error = 1;
+   }
+#endif
+
+   if (error == 1)
+      png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid IHDR data");
+}
+
 #endif /* defined(PNG_READ_SUPPORTED) || defined(PNG_WRITE_SUPPORTED) */
diff --git a/png.h b/png.h
index d95339d7..6cb86546 100644
--- a/png.h
+++ b/png.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* png.h - header file for PNG reference library
  *
- * libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+ * libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2009 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.)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  * Authors and maintainers:
  *  libpng versions 0.71, May 1995, through 0.88, January 1996: Guy Schalnat
  *  libpng versions 0.89c, June 1996, through 0.96, May 1997: Andreas Dilger
- *  libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009: Glenn
+ *  libpng versions 0.97, January 1998, through 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009: Glenn
  *  See also "Contributing Authors", below.
  *
  * Note about libpng version numbers:
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
  *    1.2.40rc01              13    10240  12.so.0.40[.0]
  *    1.0.49                  10    10049  10.so.0.49[.0]
  *    1.2.40                  13    10240  12.so.0.40[.0]
+ *    1.2.41alpha01           13    10241  12.so.0.41[.0]
  *
  *    Henceforth the source version will match the shared-library major
  *    and minor numbers; the shared-library major version number will be
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@
  *
  * This code is released under the libpng license.
  *
- * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.2.40, September 10, 2009, are
+ * libpng versions 1.2.6, August 15, 2004, through 1.2.41beta01, September 25, 2009, are
  * Copyright (c) 2004, 2006-2009 Glenn Randers-Pehrson, and are
  * distributed according to the same disclaimer and license as libpng-1.2.5
  * with the following individual added to the list of Contributing Authors:
@@ -388,13 +389,13 @@
  * Y2K compliance in libpng:
  * =========================
  *
- *    September 10, 2009
+ *    September 25, 2009
  *
  *    Since the PNG Development group is an ad-hoc body, we can't make
  *    an official declaration.
  *
  *    This is your unofficial assurance that libpng from version 0.71 and
- *    upward through 1.2.40 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
+ *    upward through 1.2.41beta01 are Y2K compliant.  It is my belief that earlier
  *    versions were also Y2K compliant.
  *
  *    Libpng only has three year fields.  One is a 2-byte unsigned integer
@@ -450,9 +451,9 @@
  */
 
 /* Version information for png.h - this should match the version in png.c */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.2.40"
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING "1.2.41beta01"
 #define PNG_HEADER_VERSION_STRING \
-   " libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009\n"
+   " libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009\n"
 
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_SONUM   0
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_DLLNUM  13
@@ -460,12 +461,12 @@
 /* These should match the first 3 components of PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING: */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_MAJOR   1
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_MINOR   2
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_RELEASE 40
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_RELEASE 41
 /* This should match the numeric part of the final component of
  * PNG_LIBPNG_VER_STRING, omitting any leading zero:
  */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  0
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER_BUILD  01
 
 /* Release Status */
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_ALPHA    1
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@
 #define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_SPECIAL 32 /* Cannot be OR'ed with
                                        PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_PRIVATE */
 
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_STABLE
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BASE_TYPE PNG_LIBPNG_BUILD_BETA
 
 /* Careful here.  At one time, Guy wanted to use 082, but that would be octal.
  * We must not include leading zeros.
@@ -490,7 +491,7 @@
  * version 1.0.0 was mis-numbered 100 instead of 10000).  From
  * version 1.0.1 it's    xxyyzz, where x=major, y=minor, z=release
  */
-#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER 10240 /* 1.2.40 */
+#define PNG_LIBPNG_VER 10241 /* 1.2.41 */
 
 #ifndef PNG_VERSION_INFO_ONLY
 /* Include the compression library's header */
@@ -1517,7 +1518,7 @@ struct png_struct_def
 /* This triggers a compiler error in png.c, if png.c and png.h
  * do not agree upon the version number.
  */
-typedef png_structp version_1_2_40;
+typedef png_structp version_1_2_41beta01;
 
 typedef png_struct FAR * FAR * png_structpp;
 
@@ -3698,7 +3699,7 @@ PNG_EXTERN png_uint_32 png_read_chunk_header PNGARG((png_structp png_ptr));
 
 /* Added at libpng version 1.2.34 */
 #if defined(PNG_cHRM_SUPPORTED)
-PNG_EXTERN int png_check_cHRM_fixed  PNGARG((png_structp png_ptr,
+PNG_EXTERN int png_check_cHRM_fixed PNGARG((png_structp png_ptr,
    png_fixed_point int_white_x, png_fixed_point int_white_y,
    png_fixed_point int_red_x, png_fixed_point int_red_y, png_fixed_point
    int_green_x, png_fixed_point int_green_y, png_fixed_point int_blue_x,
@@ -3708,11 +3709,17 @@ PNG_EXTERN int png_check_cHRM_fixed  PNGARG((png_structp png_ptr,
 #if defined(PNG_cHRM_SUPPORTED)
 #if !defined(PNG_NO_CHECK_cHRM)
 /* Added at libpng version 1.2.34 */
-PNG_EXTERN void png_64bit_product (long v1, long v2, unsigned long *hi_product,
-   unsigned long *lo_product);
+PNG_EXTERN void png_64bit_product PNGARG((long v1, long v2,
+   unsigned long *hi_product, unsigned long *lo_product));
 #endif
 #endif
 
+/* Added at libpng version 1.2.41 */
+PNG_EXTERN void png_check_IHDR PNGARG((png_structp png_ptr,
+   png_uint_32 width, png_uint_32 height, int bit_depth,
+   int color_type, int interlace_type, int compression_type,
+   int filter_type));
+
 /* Maintainer: Put new private prototypes here ^ and in libpngpf.3 */
 
 #endif /* PNG_INTERNAL */
diff --git a/pngconf.h b/pngconf.h
index 5530bdee..7440d970 100644
--- a/pngconf.h
+++ b/pngconf.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngconf.h - machine configurable file for libpng
  *
- * libpng version 1.2.40 - September 10, 2009
+ * libpng version 1.2.41beta01 - September 25, 2009
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2009 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.)
diff --git a/pngget.c b/pngget.c
index 38e4f9ee..25dc9da1 100644
--- a/pngget.c
+++ b/pngget.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngget.c - retrieval of values from info struct
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.2.37 [June 4, 2009]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.2.41 [September 25, 2009]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2009 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.)
@@ -566,53 +566,44 @@ png_get_IHDR(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info_ptr,
    png_uint_32 *width, png_uint_32 *height, int *bit_depth,
    int *color_type, int *interlace_type, int *compression_type,
    int *filter_type)
-
 {
-   if (png_ptr != NULL && info_ptr != NULL && width != NULL && height != NULL &&
-      bit_depth != NULL && color_type != NULL)
+   int test_interlace_type = 0;
+   int test_compression_type = 0;
+   int test_filter_type = 0;
+
+   png_debug1(1, "in %s retrieval function", "IHDR");
+
+   if (png_ptr == NULL || info_ptr == NULL || width == NULL ||
+       height == NULL || bit_depth == NULL || color_type == NULL)
+      return (0);
+
+   *width = info_ptr->width;
+   *height = info_ptr->height;
+   *bit_depth = info_ptr->bit_depth;
+   *color_type = info_ptr->color_type;
+
+   if (compression_type != NULL)
    {
-      png_debug1(1, "in %s retrieval function", "IHDR");
-      *width = info_ptr->width;
-      *height = info_ptr->height;
-      *bit_depth = info_ptr->bit_depth;
-      if (info_ptr->bit_depth < 1 || info_ptr->bit_depth > 16)
-         png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid bit depth");
-
-      *color_type = info_ptr->color_type;
-
-      if (info_ptr->color_type > 6)
-         png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid color type");
-
-      if (compression_type != NULL)
-         *compression_type = info_ptr->compression_type;
-
-      if (filter_type != NULL)
-         *filter_type = info_ptr->filter_type;
-
-      if (interlace_type != NULL)
-         *interlace_type = info_ptr->interlace_type;
-
-      /* Check for potential overflow of rowbytes */
-      if (*width == 0 || *width > PNG_UINT_31_MAX)
-        png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid image width");
-
-      if (*height == 0 || *height > PNG_UINT_31_MAX)
-        png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid image height");
-
-      if (info_ptr->width > (PNG_UINT_32_MAX
-                 >> 3)      /* 8-byte RGBA pixels */
-                 - 64       /* bigrowbuf hack */
-                 - 1        /* filter byte */
-                 - 7*8      /* rounding of width to multiple of 8 pixels */
-                 - 8)       /* extra max_pixel_depth pad */
-      {
-         png_warning(png_ptr,
-            "Width too large for libpng to process image data.");
-      }
-
-      return (1);
+      *compression_type = info_ptr->compression_type;
+      test_compression_type = *compression_type;
    }
-   return (0);
+
+   if (filter_type != NULL)
+   {
+      *filter_type = info_ptr->filter_type;
+      test_filter_type = *filter_type;
+   }
+
+   if (interlace_type != NULL)
+   {
+      *interlace_type = info_ptr->interlace_type;
+      test_interlace_type = *interlace_type;
+   }
+
+   png_check_IHDR (png_ptr, *width, *height, *bit_depth, *color_type,
+      test_interlace_type, test_compression_type, test_filter_type);
+
+   return (1);
 }
 
 #if defined(PNG_oFFs_SUPPORTED)
diff --git a/pngset.c b/pngset.c
index 9e1b8856..1177ee72 100644
--- a/pngset.c
+++ b/pngset.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngset.c - storage of image information into info struct
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.2.40 [September 10, 2009]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.2.41 [September 25, 2009]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2009 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.)
@@ -233,74 +233,8 @@ png_set_IHDR(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info_ptr,
    if (png_ptr == NULL || info_ptr == NULL)
       return;
 
-   /* Check for width and height valid values */
-   if (width == 0 || height == 0)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Image width or height is zero in IHDR");
-#ifdef PNG_SET_USER_LIMITS_SUPPORTED
-   if (width > png_ptr->user_width_max || height > png_ptr->user_height_max)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "image size exceeds user limits in IHDR");
-#else
-   if (width > PNG_USER_WIDTH_MAX || height > PNG_USER_HEIGHT_MAX)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "image size exceeds user limits in IHDR");
-#endif
-   if (width > PNG_UINT_31_MAX || height > PNG_UINT_31_MAX)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid image size in IHDR");
-   if ( width > (PNG_UINT_32_MAX
-                 >> 3)      /* 8-byte RGBA pixels */
-                 - 64       /* bigrowbuf hack */
-                 - 1        /* filter byte */
-                 - 7*8      /* rounding of width to multiple of 8 pixels */
-                 - 8)       /* extra max_pixel_depth pad */
-      png_warning(png_ptr, "Width is too large for libpng to process pixels");
-
-   /* Check other values */
-   if (bit_depth != 1 && bit_depth != 2 && bit_depth != 4 &&
-       bit_depth != 8 && bit_depth != 16)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid bit depth in IHDR");
-
-   if (color_type < 0 || color_type == 1 ||
-       color_type == 5 || color_type > 6)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid color type in IHDR");
-
-   if (((color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_PALETTE) && bit_depth > 8) ||
-       ((color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB ||
-         color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_GRAY_ALPHA ||
-         color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA) && bit_depth < 8))
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Invalid color type/bit depth combination in IHDR");
-
-   if (interlace_type >= PNG_INTERLACE_LAST)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Unknown interlace method in IHDR");
-
-   if (compression_type != PNG_COMPRESSION_TYPE_BASE)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Unknown compression method in IHDR");
-
-#if defined(PNG_MNG_FEATURES_SUPPORTED)
-   /* Accept filter_method 64 (intrapixel differencing) only if
-    * 1. Libpng was compiled with PNG_MNG_FEATURES_SUPPORTED and
-    * 2. Libpng did not read a PNG signature (this filter_method is only
-    *    used in PNG datastreams that are embedded in MNG datastreams) and
-    * 3. The application called png_permit_mng_features with a mask that
-    *    included PNG_FLAG_MNG_FILTER_64 and
-    * 4. The filter_method is 64 and
-    * 5. The color_type is RGB or RGBA
-    */
-   if ((png_ptr->mode&PNG_HAVE_PNG_SIGNATURE)&&png_ptr->mng_features_permitted)
-      png_warning(png_ptr, "MNG features are not allowed in a PNG datastream");
-   if (filter_type != PNG_FILTER_TYPE_BASE)
-   {
-     if (!((png_ptr->mng_features_permitted & PNG_FLAG_MNG_FILTER_64) &&
-         (filter_type == PNG_INTRAPIXEL_DIFFERENCING) &&
-         ((png_ptr->mode&PNG_HAVE_PNG_SIGNATURE) == 0) &&
-         (color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB ||
-         color_type == PNG_COLOR_TYPE_RGB_ALPHA)))
-        png_error(png_ptr, "Unknown filter method in IHDR");
-     if (png_ptr->mode&PNG_HAVE_PNG_SIGNATURE)
-        png_warning(png_ptr, "Invalid filter method in IHDR");
-   }
-#else
-   if (filter_type != PNG_FILTER_TYPE_BASE)
-      png_error(png_ptr, "Unknown filter method in IHDR");
-#endif
+   png_check_IHDR (png_ptr, width, height, bit_depth, color_type,
+       interlace_type, compression_type, filter_type);
 
    info_ptr->width = width;
    info_ptr->height = height;
@@ -641,22 +575,15 @@ png_set_sRGB_gAMA_and_cHRM(png_structp png_ptr, png_infop info_ptr,
    blue_y  = (float).06;
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(PNG_NO_CHECK_cHRM)
-   if (png_check_cHRM_fixed(png_ptr,
-       int_white_x, int_white_y, int_red_x, int_red_y, int_green_x,
-       int_green_y, int_blue_x, int_blue_y))
-#endif
-   {
 #ifdef PNG_FIXED_POINT_SUPPORTED
-      png_set_cHRM_fixed(png_ptr, info_ptr,
-          int_white_x, int_white_y, int_red_x, int_red_y, int_green_x,
-          int_green_y, int_blue_x, int_blue_y);
+   png_set_cHRM_fixed(png_ptr, info_ptr,
+       int_white_x, int_white_y, int_red_x, int_red_y, int_green_x,
+       int_green_y, int_blue_x, int_blue_y);
 #endif
 #ifdef PNG_FLOATING_POINT_SUPPORTED
-      png_set_cHRM(png_ptr, info_ptr,
-          white_x, white_y, red_x, red_y, green_x, green_y, blue_x, blue_y);
+   png_set_cHRM(png_ptr, info_ptr,
+       white_x, white_y, red_x, red_y, green_x, green_y, blue_x, blue_y);
 #endif
-   }
 #endif /* cHRM */
 }
 #endif /* sRGB */
diff --git a/pngtest.c b/pngtest.c
index 4142fd82..a592e748 100644
--- a/pngtest.c
+++ b/pngtest.c
@@ -1689,4 +1689,4 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 }
 
 /* Generate a compiler error if there is an old png.h in the search path. */
-typedef version_1_2_40 your_png_h_is_not_version_1_2_40;
+typedef version_1_2_41beta01 your_png_h_is_not_version_1_2_41beta01;
diff --git a/pngwutil.c b/pngwutil.c
index f52495c0..66c5c4b2 100644
--- a/pngwutil.c
+++ b/pngwutil.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* pngwutil.c - utilities to write a PNG file
  *
- * Last changed in libpng 1.2.40 [September 10, 2009]
+ * Last changed in libpng 1.2.40 [September 25, 2009]
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2009 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.)
diff --git a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
index c040c03c..5cfc5d4b 100644
--- a/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.4.3)
 
 set(PNGLIB_MAJOR 1)
 set(PNGLIB_MINOR 2)
-set(PNGLIB_RELEASE 40)
+set(PNGLIB_RELEASE 41)
 set(PNGLIB_NAME libpng${PNGLIB_MAJOR}${PNGLIB_MINOR})
 set(PNGLIB_VERSION ${PNGLIB_MAJOR}.${PNGLIB_MINOR}.${PNGLIB_RELEASE})
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ configure_file(${PNG_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/libpng-config.in
 # SET UP LINKS
 if(PNG_SHARED)
   set_target_properties(${PNG_LIB_NAME} PROPERTIES
-#    VERSION 0.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.2.40
+#    VERSION 0.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.1.2.41beta01
      VERSION 0.${PNGLIB_RELEASE}.0
      SOVERSION 0
      CLEAN_DIRECT_OUTPUT 1)
diff --git a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
index 38fcc086..a9d70912 100755
--- a/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng-config-head.in
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Modeled after libxml-config.
 
-version=1.2.40
+version=1.2.41beta01
 prefix=""
 libdir=""
 libs=""
diff --git a/scripts/libpng.pc.in b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
index f4ab0d28..c4daf705 100644
--- a/scripts/libpng.pc.in
+++ b/scripts/libpng.pc.in
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ includedir=@includedir@/libpng12
 
 Name: libpng
 Description: Loads and saves PNG files
-Version: 1.2.40
+Version: 1.2.41beta01
 Libs: -L${libdir} -lpng12
 Cflags: -I${includedir}
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.32sunu b/scripts/makefile.32sunu
index 2ce4a3a9..ab412387 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.32sunu
+++ b/scripts/makefile.32sunu
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME=libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.64sunu b/scripts/makefile.64sunu
index 134e7924..023b8b93 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.64sunu
+++ b/scripts/makefile.64sunu
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME=libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.aix b/scripts/makefile.aix
index 2cb6e677..d5b919d8 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.aix
+++ b/scripts/makefile.aix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LN_SF = ln -f -s
 
 LIBNAME=libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 prefix=/usr/local
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.beos b/scripts/makefile.beos
index 5dbf14c4..59333f5b 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.beos
+++ b/scripts/makefile.beos
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME=libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.cygwin b/scripts/makefile.cygwin
index 2a19090c..910a9cd4 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.cygwin
+++ b/scripts/makefile.cygwin
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ CFLAGS= $(strip $(MINGW_CCFLAGS) $(addprefix -I,$(ZLIBINC)) \
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
 CYGDLL = 12
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 SHAREDLIB=cygpng$(CYGDLL).dll
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.darwin b/scripts/makefile.darwin
index c07880fb..ff8a03ad 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.darwin
+++ b/scripts/makefile.darwin
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ZLIBINC=../zlib
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 12
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.dec b/scripts/makefile.dec
index b8f99dba..86cdefd5 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.dec
+++ b/scripts/makefile.dec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Library name:
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.elf b/scripts/makefile.elf
index 126a9a14..ca7a5286 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.elf
+++ b/scripts/makefile.elf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.gcmmx b/scripts/makefile.gcmmx
index b569e878..f3875882 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.gcmmx
+++ b/scripts/makefile.gcmmx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.hp64 b/scripts/makefile.hp64
index 27f6c234..30ba574b 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.hp64
+++ b/scripts/makefile.hp64
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ZLIBINC=/opt/zlib/include
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.hpgcc b/scripts/makefile.hpgcc
index dc05d5a0..26ef7305 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.hpgcc
+++ b/scripts/makefile.hpgcc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.hpux b/scripts/makefile.hpux
index 31602190..d5972b00 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.hpux
+++ b/scripts/makefile.hpux
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ZLIBINC=/opt/zlib/include
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.linux b/scripts/makefile.linux
index ba60a218..102bc4ea 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.linux
+++ b/scripts/makefile.linux
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.mingw b/scripts/makefile.mingw
index 50c52ea5..5fbc3948 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.mingw
+++ b/scripts/makefile.mingw
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ CFLAGS= $(strip $(MINGW_CCFLAGS) $(addprefix -I,$(ZLIBINC)) \
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
 MINGDLL = 12
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 SHAREDLIB=libpng$(MINGDLL).dll
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
index 7457cbbc..07ea558b 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.ne12bsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ INCSDIR=${LOCALBASE}/include/libpng12
 
 LIB=	png12
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	0
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.2.40
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.2.41beta01
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.netbsd b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
index b334bfde..21df9722 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.netbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.netbsd
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ INCSDIR=${LOCALBASE}/include/libpng
 
 LIB=	png
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	3
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.2.40
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.2.41beta01
 SRCS=	png.c pngset.c pngget.c pngrutil.c pngtrans.c pngwutil.c \
 	pngread.c pngrio.c pngwio.c pngwrite.c pngrtran.c \
 	pngwtran.c pngmem.c pngerror.c pngpread.c
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.nommx b/scripts/makefile.nommx
index e2297d80..5da23290 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.nommx
+++ b/scripts/makefile.nommx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.openbsd b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
index 533c6b82..6c5fa6fc 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.openbsd
+++ b/scripts/makefile.openbsd
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LIBDIR=	${PREFIX}/lib
 MANDIR= ${PREFIX}/man/cat
 
 SHLIB_MAJOR=	0
-SHLIB_MINOR=	1.2.40
+SHLIB_MINOR=	1.2.41beta01
 
 LIB=	png
 SRCS=	png.c pngerror.c pngget.c pngmem.c pngpread.c \
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.sco b/scripts/makefile.sco
index 186f79d1..8f165549 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.sco
+++ b/scripts/makefile.sco
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.sggcc b/scripts/makefile.sggcc
index 3b5f7f22..2ed244ed 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.sggcc
+++ b/scripts/makefile.sggcc
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME=libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.sgi b/scripts/makefile.sgi
index cb48d8f2..81ec28c9 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.sgi
+++ b/scripts/makefile.sgi
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME=libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.so9 b/scripts/makefile.so9
index d182f4d5..37eaae15 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.so9
+++ b/scripts/makefile.so9
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # Library name:
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.solaris b/scripts/makefile.solaris
index 65c1c086..320e3cd8 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.solaris
+++ b/scripts/makefile.solaris
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/makefile.solaris-x86 b/scripts/makefile.solaris-x86
index 581916ef..d352b872 100644
--- a/scripts/makefile.solaris-x86
+++ b/scripts/makefile.solaris-x86
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # Library name:
 LIBNAME = libpng12
 PNGMAJ = 0
-PNGMIN = 1.2.40
+PNGMIN = 1.2.41beta01
 PNGVER = $(PNGMAJ).$(PNGMIN)
 
 # Shared library names:
diff --git a/scripts/pngos2.def b/scripts/pngos2.def
index 0f371c85..1ba5b8fb 100644
--- a/scripts/pngos2.def
+++ b/scripts/pngos2.def
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ; PNG.LIB module definition file for OS/2
 ;----------------------------------------
 
-; Version 1.2.40
+; Version 1.2.41beta01
 
 LIBRARY		PNG
 DESCRIPTION	"PNG image compression library for OS/2"
diff --git a/scripts/pngw32.def b/scripts/pngw32.def
index e455018b..57a2112e 100644
--- a/scripts/pngw32.def
+++ b/scripts/pngw32.def
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 LIBRARY
 
 EXPORTS
-;Version 1.2.40
+;Version 1.2.41beta01
   png_build_grayscale_palette  @1
   png_check_sig        @2
   png_chunk_error      @3