diff --git a/test/rinda/test_rinda.rb b/test/rinda/test_rinda.rb
index 448c4fe02f..f5472d28ac 100644
--- a/test/rinda/test_rinda.rb
+++ b/test/rinda/test_rinda.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'drb/drb'
 require 'drb/eq'
 require 'rinda/ring'
 require 'rinda/tuplespace'
-
+require 'timeout'
 require 'singleton'
 
 module Rinda
@@ -559,6 +559,10 @@ class TestRingServer < Test::Unit::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_do_reply
+    with_timeout(10) {_test_do_reply}
+  end
+
+  def _test_do_reply
     called = nil
 
     callback = proc { |ts|
@@ -571,12 +575,16 @@ class TestRingServer < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     @rs.do_reply
 
-    Thread.pass until called
+    wait_for(10) {called}
 
     assert_same @ts, called
   end
 
   def test_do_reply_local
+    with_timeout(10) {_test_do_reply_local}
+  end
+
+  def _test_do_reply_local
     called = nil
 
     callback = proc { |ts|
@@ -587,7 +595,7 @@ class TestRingServer < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     @rs.do_reply
 
-    Thread.pass until called
+    wait_for(10) {called}
 
     assert_same @ts, called
   end
@@ -674,6 +682,46 @@ class TestRingServer < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert_nil(@rs.do_reply, 'otherwise should hang forever')
   end
 
+  private
+
+  def with_timeout(n)
+    aoe = Thread.abort_on_exception
+    Thread.abort_on_exception = true
+    tl0 = Thread.list
+    tl = nil
+    th = Thread.new(Thread.current) do |mth|
+      sleep n
+      (tl = Thread.list - tl0).each {|t|t.raise(Timeout::Error)}
+      mth.raise(Timeout::Error)
+    end
+    tl0 << th
+  rescue Timeout::Error => e
+    if tl
+      bt = e.backtrace
+      tl.each do |t|
+        begin
+          t.value
+        rescue Timeout::Error => e
+          bt.unshift("")
+          bt[0, 0] = e.backtrace
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    raise Timeout::Error, "timeout", bt
+  ensure
+    th.kill if th
+    Thread.abort_on_exception = aoe
+  end
+
+  def wait_for(n)
+    t = n + Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC, :second)
+    until yield
+      if t < Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC, :second)
+        flunk "timeout during waiting call"
+      end
+      sleep 0.1
+    end
+  end
 end
 
 class TestRingFinger < Test::Unit::TestCase
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index b80e09e975..aabfd2232b 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #define RUBY_VERSION "2.1.1"
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2014-02-21"
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 47
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE "2014-02-22"
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 48
 
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR 2014
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH 2
-#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 21
+#define RUBY_RELEASE_DAY 22
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"