diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8c913ded..3bce592d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.2.193
+8.2.194
diff --git a/cif/CIFtech.c b/cif/CIFtech.c
index 9f2f457b..441b3c32 100644
--- a/cif/CIFtech.c
+++ b/cif/CIFtech.c
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ CIFTechOutputScale(n, d)
     SquaresData *squares;
     SlotsData *slots;
     BloatData *bloats;
-    bool has_odd_space;
+    bool has_odd_space = FALSE;
 
     if (ostyle == NULL) return;