diff --git a/WINGs/ChangeLog b/WINGs/ChangeLog
index 805fb5a6..63bef5c6 100644
--- a/WINGs/ChangeLog
+++ b/WINGs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes since wmaker 0.95.10:
+............................
+
+- added W_KeycodeToKeysym to replace XKeycodeToKeysym/XkbKeycodeToKeysym calls
+
+
 Changes since wmaker 0.92.0:
 ............................
 
diff --git a/WINGs/NEWS b/WINGs/NEWS
index 327985f3..d3f04063 100644
--- a/WINGs/NEWS
+++ b/WINGs/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-** API and ABI modifications since wmaker 0.92.0
+** API and ABI modifications since wmaker 0.95.10
+----------------------------------------------------
 
 ** libWINGs **
 <WINGsP.h>
+W_KeycodeToKeysym ADDED
 struct W_DragDestinationInfo: new members added SIZE CHANGE
 
 <WINGs.h>
diff --git a/WINGs/WINGs/WINGs.h b/WINGs/WINGs/WINGs.h
index b8e55c43..b6192bdb 100644
--- a/WINGs/WINGs/WINGs.h
+++ b/WINGs/WINGs/WINGs.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <WINGs/WUtil.h>
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 
-#define WINGS_H_VERSION  20210726
+#define WINGS_H_VERSION  20230226
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/WINGs/WINGs/WINGsP.h.in b/WINGs/WINGs/WINGsP.h.in
index aa60f387..2c36b269 100644
--- a/WINGs/WINGs/WINGsP.h.in
+++ b/WINGs/WINGs/WINGsP.h.in
@@ -494,6 +494,8 @@ void W_SetPreeditPositon(W_View *view, int x, int y);
 int W_LookupString(W_View *view, XKeyPressedEvent *event, char *buffer,
                    int buflen, KeySym *keysym, Status *status);
 
+KeySym W_KeycodeToKeysym(Display *display, KeyCode keycode, int index);
+
 
 /* ---[ wmisc.c ]--------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/WINGs/winputmethod.c b/WINGs/winputmethod.c
index 27188112..490a74c2 100644
--- a/WINGs/winputmethod.c
+++ b/WINGs/winputmethod.c
@@ -213,3 +213,35 @@ int W_LookupString(W_View *view, XKeyPressedEvent *event, char *buffer, int bufl
 #endif
 	return XLookupString(event, buffer, buflen, keysym, (XComposeStatus *) status);
 }
+
+/*
+ * Map a keycode to the corresponding keysym
+ * To replace the deprecated X11 function XKeycodeToKeysym
+ */
+KeySym W_KeycodeToKeysym(Display *display, KeyCode keycode, int index)
+{
+	static int min_kc = -1;
+	static int max_kc;
+	int num_syms;
+	KeySym *key_syms;
+	KeySym ks;
+
+	if (min_kc == -1) {
+		(void) XDisplayKeycodes(display, &min_kc, &max_kc);
+	}
+
+	if (keycode < min_kc || keycode > max_kc || index < 0) {
+		return NoSymbol;
+	}
+
+	key_syms = XGetKeyboardMapping(display, keycode, 1, &num_syms);
+	if (index >= num_syms) {
+		XFree(key_syms);
+		return NoSymbol;
+	}
+
+	ks = key_syms[index];
+	XFree(key_syms);
+
+	return ks;
+}
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e29f69b..3054cc6a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ WRASTER_VERSION=$WRASTER_CURRENT:$WRASTER_REVISION:$WRASTER_AGE
 AC_SUBST(WRASTER_VERSION)
 dnl
 dnl libWINGs
-WINGS_CURRENT=4
+WINGS_CURRENT=5
 WINGS_REVISION=0
-WINGS_AGE=1
+WINGS_AGE=2
 WINGS_VERSION=$WINGS_CURRENT:$WINGS_REVISION:$WINGS_AGE
 AC_SUBST(WINGS_VERSION)
 dnl