diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f5e8764e..ee6e7cec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ AS_CASE([$host_os],
     [cygwin], [PLATFORM="cygwin"],
     [PLATFORM="nix"])
 
-PACKAGE_STATUS="development"
+PACKAGE_STATUS="release"
 
 ### Get git branch and revision if in development
 if test "x$PACKAGE_STATUS" = xdevelopment; then
diff --git a/install-all.sh b/install-all.sh
index 9d42696f..fb716328 100755
--- a/install-all.sh
+++ b/install-all.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ install_lib_strophe()
     echo
     git clone git://github.com/strophe/libstrophe.git
     cd libstrophe
+    git checkout 0.8.8
     ./bootstrap.sh
     ./configure --prefix=$1
     make
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ cyg_install_lib_strophe()
     echo
     git clone git://github.com/strophe/libstrophe.git
     cd libstrophe
+    git checkout 0.8.8
     ./bootstrap.sh
     ./bootstrap.sh # second call seems to fix problem on cygwin
     ./configure --prefix=/usr