diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a69ec5c2..dfc891e8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ NEW IN WAF 1.7.5
 ----------------
 * Fixed the kde4 library detection on Fedora
 * New tool for protocol buffers (protoc.py) #1184
+* Fixed a syntax error affecting Python < 2.6
 
 NEW IN WAF 1.7.4
 ----------------
diff --git a/waf-light b/waf-light
index d79c80a2..74fcbee1 100755
--- a/waf-light
+++ b/waf-light
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import os, sys
 
-VERSION="1.7.4"
+VERSION="1.7.5"
 REVISION="x"
 INSTALL="x"
 C1='x'
diff --git a/waflib/Build.py b/waflib/Build.py
index 308c9704..32688162 100644
--- a/waflib/Build.py
+++ b/waflib/Build.py
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ class BuildContext(Context.Context):
 			)
 		"""
 		def f(rule):
-			return self(*k, rule=rule, **kw)
+			ret = self(*k, **kw)
+			ret.rule = rule
+			return ret
 		return f
 
 	def __copy__(self):
diff --git a/waflib/Context.py b/waflib/Context.py
index 02896c00..df73a340 100644
--- a/waflib/Context.py
+++ b/waflib/Context.py
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ from waflib import Utils, Errors, Logs
 import waflib.Node
 
 # the following 3 constants are updated on each new release (do not touch)
-HEXVERSION=0x1070400
+HEXVERSION=0x1070500
 """Constant updated on new releases"""
 
-WAFVERSION="1.7.4"
+WAFVERSION="1.7.5"
 """Constant updated on new releases"""
 
 WAFREVISION="a7e69d6b81b04729804754c4d5214da063779a65"
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 1a14a82e..3605be88 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ To add a tool that does not exist in the folder compat15, pass an absolute path:
 """
 
 
-VERSION="1.7.4"
+VERSION="1.7.5"
 APPNAME='waf'
 REVISION=''