diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7369f112..a9896555 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ 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 cc32d8fd..7970804b 100755
--- a/install-all.sh
+++ b/install-all.sh
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ install_lib_strophe()
     echo
     git clone git://github.com/strophe/libstrophe.git
     cd libstrophe
+    git checkout 0.8.7
     ./bootstrap.sh
     ./configure --prefix=$1
     make
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ cyg_install_lib_strophe()
     echo
     git clone git://github.com/strophe/libstrophe.git
     cd libstrophe
+    git checkout 0.8.7
     ./bootstrap.sh
     ./bootstrap.sh # second call seems to fix problem on cygwin
     ./configure --prefix=/usr