diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f7f564b290..2d4ce98c31 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.3-405 | 2015-02-02 11:14:24 -0600
+
+  * Fix memory leak in new split_string* functions. (Jon Siwek)
+
 2.3-404 | 2015-01-30 14:23:27 -0800
 
   * Update documentation (broken links, outdated tests). (Jon Siwek)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a47da723dd..57d75d10d0 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.3-404
+2.3-405
diff --git a/src/strings.bif b/src/strings.bif
index 84d6014cff..b8d21cb04a 100644
--- a/src/strings.bif
+++ b/src/strings.bif
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int match_prefix(int s_len, const char* s, int t_len, const char* t)
 VectorVal* do_split_string(StringVal* str_val, RE_Matcher* re, int incl_sep,
                            int max_num_sep)
 	{
-	VectorVal* rval = new VectorVal(new VectorType(base_type(TYPE_STRING)));
+	VectorVal* rval = new VectorVal(string_vec);
 	const u_char* s = str_val->Bytes();
 	int n = str_val->Len();
 	const u_char* end_of_s = s + n;