diff --git a/icom/ic7300.c b/icom/ic7300.c
index e48c5e4c1..3524872b2 100644
--- a/icom/ic7300.c
+++ b/icom/ic7300.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ const struct rig_caps ic9700_caps =
     .rig_model =  RIG_MODEL_IC9700,
     .model_name = "IC-9700",
     .mfg_name =  "Icom",
-    .version =  BACKEND_VER ".2",
+    .version =  BACKEND_VER ".3",
     .copyright =  "LGPL",
     .status =  RIG_STATUS_STABLE,
     .rig_type =  RIG_TYPE_TRANSCEIVER,
diff --git a/icom/icom.c b/icom/icom.c
index e150613fe..77045197f 100644
--- a/icom/icom.c
+++ b/icom/icom.c
@@ -883,6 +883,8 @@ static int icom_set_it_new(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, shortfreq_t ts, int set_xit)
         if (rig->caps->has_get_func
                 && RIG_FUNC_XIT)   // some rigs don't have XIT like the 9700
         {
+            rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_VERBOSE, "%s: rig does not have xit command enabled\n",
+                      __func__);
             retval = icom_set_func(rig, vfo, RIG_FUNC_XIT, 0);
 
             if (retval != RIG_OK)
diff --git a/icom/icom.h b/icom/icom.h
index 3fc009761..b7f31bee8 100644
--- a/icom/icom.h
+++ b/icom/icom.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "0.12"
+#define BACKEND_VER "0.13"
 
 /*
  * defines used by comp_cal_str in rig.c