diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 54c66ef8..69fc981f 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-Libpng 1.2.54beta01 - July 13, 2015
+Libpng 1.2.54beta01 - July 30, 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.
@@ -43,13 +43,14 @@ Other information:
 
 Changes since the last public release (1.2.53):
 
-version 1.2.54beta01 [July 13, 2015]
+version 1.2.54beta01 [July 30, 2015]
   Fix typecast in a png_debug2() statement in png_set_text_2() to
     avoid a compiler warning in PNG_DEBUG builds.
   Fixed printf formats in pngtest.c to avoid compiler warnings and a
     Coverity warning in PNG_DEBUG builds.
   Avoid Coverity issue 80858 (REVERSE NULL) in pngtest.c PNG_DEBUG builds.
   Removed WRITE_WEIGHTED_FILTERED code.
+  Avoid potentially dereferencing NULL info_ptr in png_info_init_3().
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index dd5c63c9..c6f64154 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -2858,13 +2858,14 @@ version 1.2.53rc02 [February 21, 2015]
 versions 1.0.63 and 1.2.53 [February 26, 2015]
   No changes.
 
-version 1.2.54beta01 [July 13, 2015]
+version 1.2.54beta01 [July 30, 2015]
   Fixed typecast in a png_debug2() statement in png_set_text_2() to
     avoid a compiler warning in PNG_DEBUG builds.
   Fixed printf formats in pngtest.c to avoid compiler warnings and a
     Coverity warning in PNG_DEBUG builds.
   Avoid Coverity issue 80858 (REVERSE NULL) in pngtest.c PNG_DEBUG builds.
   Removed WRITE_WEIGHTED_FILTERED code.
+  Avoid potentially dereferencing NULL info_ptr in png_info_init_3().
 
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diff --git a/png.c b/png.c
index de1325dc..2edf6181 100644
--- a/png.c
+++ b/png.c
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ png_info_init_3(png_infopp ptr_ptr, png_size_t png_info_struct_size)
       png_destroy_struct(info_ptr);
       info_ptr = (png_infop)png_create_struct(PNG_STRUCT_INFO);
       *ptr_ptr = info_ptr;
+      if (info_ptr == NULL)
+         return;
    }
 
    /* Set everything to 0 */
@@ -728,13 +730,13 @@ png_get_copyright(png_structp png_ptr)
 #else
 #ifdef __STDC__
    return ((png_charp) PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
-     "libpng version 1.2.54beta01 - May 9, 2015" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
+     "libpng version 1.2.54beta01 - July 30, 2015" PNG_STRING_NEWLINE \
      "Copyright (c) 1998-2015 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 ((png_charp) "libpng version 1.2.54beta01 - May 9, 2015\
+      return ((png_charp) "libpng version 1.2.54beta01 - July 30, 2015\
       Copyright (c) 1998-2015 Glenn Randers-Pehrson\
       Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger\
       Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.");