diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index be9a3d8ee8..ff53b6f259 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+6.2.0-dev.137 | 2023-11-11 17:45:51 +0100
+
+  * Bind scan_path to the scope; avoid heap allocation (Dominik Charousset, Corelight)
+
 6.2.0-dev.134 | 2023-11-10 12:42:57 +0100
 
   * retention of superseded AST elements to prevent pointer mis-aliasing (Vern Paxson, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8d83aa389c..bae830d77f 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.2.0-dev.134
+6.2.0-dev.137
diff --git a/src/zeekygen/Target.cc b/src/zeekygen/Target.cc
index 519f4ccd24..a7e9b5bad7 100644
--- a/src/zeekygen/Target.cc
+++ b/src/zeekygen/Target.cc
@@ -439,15 +439,12 @@ vector<string> dir_contents_recursive(string dir) {
     while ( dir[dir.size() - 1] == '/' )
         dir.erase(dir.size() - 1, 1);
 
-    char** scan_path = new char*[2];
-    scan_path[0] = dir.data();
-    scan_path[1] = NULL;
+    char* scan_path[2] = {dir.data(), nullptr};
 
     FTS* fts = fts_open(scan_path, FTS_NOCHDIR, 0);
 
     if ( ! fts ) {
         reporter->Error("fts_open failure: %s", strerror(errno));
-        delete[] scan_path;
         return rval;
     }
 
@@ -464,7 +461,6 @@ vector<string> dir_contents_recursive(string dir) {
     if ( fts_close(fts) < 0 )
         reporter->Error("fts_close failure: %s", strerror(errno));
 
-    delete[] scan_path;
     return rval;
 }