diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 0b02c6fe11..3b3d487ff5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 
+2.6-292 | 2019-05-14 19:01:05 -0700
+
+  * Fix maybe-uninitialized compiler warning (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
+
 2.6-290 | 2019-05-14 18:35:25 -0700
 
   * Update btest.cfg path to use zeek-aux (Jon Siwek, Corelight)
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 46fa81ef09..5978f27f47 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.6-290
+2.6-292
diff --git a/src/CompHash.cc b/src/CompHash.cc
index ac2df02722..4e5366edde 100644
--- a/src/CompHash.cc
+++ b/src/CompHash.cc
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ ListVal* CompositeHash::RecoverVals(const HashKey* k) const
 
 	loop_over_list(*tl, i)
 		{
-		Val* v;
+		Val* v = nullptr;
 		kp = RecoverOneVal(k, kp, k_end, (*tl)[i], v, false);
 		ASSERT(v);
 		l->Append(v);