diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index a38bce4a13a7d6f2c66d5e591136b503602764d2..809a3ee4f4e5f9c1c245baf3706eb4ee85b2e09b 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Libpng 1.6.22beta03 - February 10, 2016
+Libpng 1.6.22beta03 - February 13, 2016
 
 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.
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ Version 1.6.22beta02 [February 8, 2016]
     extend the png_set_alpha_mode range as HDR imaging systems are starting
     to emerge.
 
-Version 1.6.22beta03 [February 10, 2016]
+Version 1.6.22beta03 [February 13, 2016]
   Added a common-law trademark notice and export control information
     to the LICENSE file, png.h, and the man page.
+  Restored "& 0xff" in png_save_uint_16() and png_save_uint_32() that
+    were accidentally removed from libpng-1.6.17. 
 
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diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 868cb776101fd4a64ca2fbffada20cda0c57daa2..9c678e0c1785af928ce15dd163451f218adc8611 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5513,9 +5513,11 @@ Version 1.6.22beta02 [February 8, 2016]
     extend the png_set_alpha_mode range as HDR imaging systems are starting
     to emerge.
 
-Version 1.6.22beta03 [February 10, 2016]
+Version 1.6.22beta03 [February 13, 2016]
   Added a common-law trademark notice and export control information
     to the LICENSE file, png.h, and the man page.
+  Restored "& 0xff" in png_save_uint_16() and png_save_uint_32() that
+    were accidentally removed from libpng-1.6.17. 
 
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diff --git a/pngwutil.c b/pngwutil.c
index 4aa7ffa038b55ae098f0f71e4bed339824195d55..aa5bda3c0e5e33757b664f2e895b4847d0e55da3 100644
--- a/pngwutil.c
+++ b/pngwutil.c
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 void PNGAPI
 png_save_uint_32(png_bytep buf, png_uint_32 i)
 {
-   buf[0] = (png_byte)(i >> 24);
-   buf[1] = (png_byte)(i >> 16);
-   buf[2] = (png_byte)(i >> 8);
-   buf[3] = (png_byte)(i     );
+   buf[0] = (png_byte)((i >> 24) & 0xffU);
+   buf[1] = (png_byte)((i >> 16) & 0xffU);
+   buf[2] = (png_byte)((i >>  8) & 0xffU);
+   buf[3] = (png_byte)( i        & 0xffU);
 }
 
 /* Place a 16-bit number into a buffer in PNG byte order.
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ png_save_uint_32(png_bytep buf, png_uint_32 i)
 void PNGAPI
 png_save_uint_16(png_bytep buf, unsigned int i)
 {
-   buf[0] = (png_byte)(i >> 8);
-   buf[1] = (png_byte)(i     );
+   buf[0] = (png_byte)((i >> 8) & 0xffU);
+   buf[1] = (png_byte)( i       & 0xffU);
 }
 #endif