diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3d06abe..39cd3ee 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 
+####################### V 1.7.1.2:
+
 corrections:
 	user-late and group-late, when applied to a pty, affected the system
 	device /dev/ptmx instead of the pty (thanks to Matthew Cloke for
diff --git a/README b/README
index 5b8aeff..bd89abd 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ install
 
 Get the tarball and extract it:
 	gtar xzf socat.tar.gz
-	cd socat-1.7.1.1
+	cd socat-1.7.1.2
 	./configure
 	make
 	su
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4fdc80b..c41d110 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-"1.7.1.1+64bit+userlate+reneg+sockshtons+subsigchld+sockaddrll"
+"1.7.1.2"
diff --git a/doc/socat.yo b/doc/socat.yo
index e6466dc..4b22bed 100644
--- a/doc/socat.yo
+++ b/doc/socat.yo
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def(Filan)(0)(bf(Filan))
 def(procan)(0)(bf(procan))
 def(Procan)(0)(bf(Procan))
 
-manpage(socat)(1)(May 2009)()()
+manpage(socat)(1)(Jan 2010)()()
 
 whenhtml(
 label(CONTENTS)
diff --git a/socat.spec b/socat.spec
index 37ff655..9a4a1c0 100644
--- a/socat.spec
+++ b/socat.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 %define majorver 1.7
-%define minorver 1.1
+%define minorver 1.2
 
 Summary: socat - multipurpose relay
 Name: socat
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index fba88ab..d15d504 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -10076,7 +10076,17 @@ case "$TESTS" in
 TEST="$NAME: OpenSSL connections survives renogotiation"
 # connect with s_client to socat ssl-l; force a renog, then transfer data. When
 # data is passed the test succeeded
-if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :; else
+if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :;
+elif ! testaddrs openssl >/dev/null; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}OPENSSL not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+elif ! type openssl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}openssl executable not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+elif ! testaddrs tcp ip4 >/dev/null || ! runsip4 >/dev/null; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}TCP/IPv4 not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+else
 tf="$td/test$N.stdout"
 te="$td/test$N.stderr"
 tdiff="$td/test$N.diff"
@@ -10118,7 +10128,17 @@ TEST="$NAME: OpenSSL connections do not block after renogotiation"
 # connect with s_client to socat ssl-l; force a renog, then transfer data from
 # socat to the peer. When data is passed this means that the former ssl read no
 # longer blocks and the test succeeds
-if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :; else
+if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :;
+elif ! testaddrs openssl >/dev/null; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}OPENSSL not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+elif ! type openssl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}openssl executable not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+elif ! testaddrs tcp ip4 >/dev/null || ! runsip4 >/dev/null; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}TCP/IPv4 not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+else
 tf="$td/test$N.stdout"
 te="$td/test$N.stderr"
 tdiff="$td/test$N.diff"