diff --git a/demos/splines.geo b/demos/splines.geo
index db9b753474a4359cba5838fc7c81d730ae2dfdaa..811043ae0a83e4d8fcdaad9d5b1f6ec91a827f44 100644
--- a/demos/splines.geo
+++ b/demos/splines.geo
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Point(p+2) = {xx+.5, 1, 0, 0.1*lc} ;
 Point(p+3) = {xx, 1, 0, lc} ;
 l = newreg;
 BSpline(l) = {p+3,p+3,p+3,p+2,p+1,p+1,p,p,p};
-BSpline(l+1) = {p,p,p,p+3,p+3,p+3};
+Line(l+1) = {p,p+3};
 s = newreg;
 Line Loop(s) = {-l,-(l+1)};
 Plane Surface(s+1) = s;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Point(p+2) = {xx+.5, 1, 0, 0.1*lc} ;
 Point(p+3) = {xx, 1, 0, lc} ;
 l = newreg;
 Spline(l) = {p+3,p+2,p+1,p};
-Spline(l+1) = {p,p+3};
+Line(l+1) = {p,p+3};
 s = newreg;
 Line Loop(s) = {-l,-(l+1)};
 Plane Surface(s+1) = s;
diff --git a/doc/VERSIONS b/doc/VERSIONS
index 66b56aa0a1d5590c4d8a191c2122f6d3b860c8d3..61f4ca2b80bdebf8bc1e40223d40eeb1f2969a2d 100644
--- a/doc/VERSIONS
+++ b/doc/VERSIONS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-$Id: VERSIONS,v 1.56 2001-08-17 07:45:53 geuzaine Exp $
+$Id: VERSIONS,v 1.57 2001-08-17 07:56:47 geuzaine Exp $
 
-New in 1.24: BSplines;
+New in 1.24: Fixed characteristic length interpolation for Splines;
+Added BSplines;
 
 New in 1.23: Fixed duplicate elements generation + non-matching
 tetrahedra faces in 3D extruded meshes; Better display of displacement