diff --git a/modules/http2/h2_request.c b/modules/http2/h2_request.c
index d3341bb4da..5893c8b267 100644
--- a/modules/http2/h2_request.c
+++ b/modules/http2/h2_request.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ request_rec *h2_request_create_rec(const h2_request *req, conn_rec *c)
     
     /* Time to populate r with the data we have. */
     r->request_time = req->request_time;
-    r->method = req->method;
+    r->method = apr_pstrdup(r->pool, req->method);
     /* Provide quick information about the request method as soon as known */
     r->method_number = ap_method_number_of(r->method);
     if (r->method_number == M_GET && r->method[0] == 'H') {
diff --git a/modules/http2/h2_version.h b/modules/http2/h2_version.h
index 02d220a0bf..70770431de 100644
--- a/modules/http2/h2_version.h
+++ b/modules/http2/h2_version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * @macro
  * Version number of the http2 module as c string
  */
-#define MOD_HTTP2_VERSION "1.12.2-DEV"
+#define MOD_HTTP2_VERSION "1.12.3-DEV"
 
 /**
  * @macro
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
  * release. This is a 24 bit number with 8 bits for major number, 8 bits
  * for minor and 8 bits for patch. Version 1.2.3 becomes 0x010203.
  */
-#define MOD_HTTP2_VERSION_NUM 0x010c02
+#define MOD_HTTP2_VERSION_NUM 0x010c03
 
 
 #endif /* mod_h2_h2_version_h */