diff --git a/README b/README
index 63b1f54..56b8ce4 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-----------------
-PYTHON-EFL 1.8.0
-----------------
+-----------------
+PYTHON-EFL 1.8.99
+-----------------
 
 EFL is a collection of libraries for handling many common tasks a
 developer man have such as data structures, communication, rendering,
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ INSTALL
 For installation instruction see the INSTALL file.
 
 
+CHANGES FROM 1.8 to 1.9
+=======================
+
+Deprecated in 1.9
+-----------------
+
+
 CHANGES FROM 1.7 to 1.8
 =======================
 
@@ -28,7 +35,6 @@ CHANGES FROM 1.7 to 1.8
    - efl.elementary.entry.Entry.file_set
    - efl.elementary.fileselector.Fileselector.selected_set
    - efl.elementary.genlist.GenlistItem.tooltip_window_mode_set
-   - efl.elementary.icon.Icon.standard_set
    - efl.elementary.image.Image.file_set
    - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.file_set
    - efl.elementary.layout_class.LayoutClass.theme_set
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index a330a72..43e3607 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ copyright = u'2008-2013, Simon Busch, Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri, Ulisses Furquim,
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '1.8'
+version = '1.9'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '1.8.0'
+release = '1.8.99'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 97f2a70..02361af 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 
 script_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 
+CYTHON_MIN_VERSION = "0.17.0"
+EFL_MIN_VERSION = "1.8.99"
+ELM_MIN_VERSION = "1.8.99"
+
 
 # === Sphinx ===
 try:
@@ -46,19 +50,18 @@ def pkg_config(name, require, min_vers=None):
 # use cython or pre-generated c files
 if os.path.exists(os.path.join(script_path, "efl", "eo", "efl.eo.pyx")):
     module_suffix = ".pyx"
-    min_ver = "0.17.0"
     try:
         from Cython.Distutils import build_ext
         from Cython.Build import cythonize
         import Cython.Compiler.Options
 
-        assert StrictVersion(Cython.__version__) >= StrictVersion(min_ver)
+        assert StrictVersion(Cython.__version__) >= StrictVersion(CYTHON_MIN_VERSION)
         Cython.Compiler.Options.fast_fail = True # Stop compilation on first error
         Cython.Compiler.Options.annotate = False # Generates HTML files with annotated source
         Cython.Compiler.Options.docstrings = True # Set to False to disable docstrings
 
     except (ImportError, AssertionError):
-        print("Requires Cython >= %s (http://cython.org/)" % min_ver)
+        print("Requires Cython >= %s (http://cython.org/)" % CYTHON_MIN_VERSION)
         raise
 else:
     module_suffix = ".c"
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ package_dirs = {}
 if set(("build", "build_ext", "install", "bdist", "sdist")) & set(sys.argv):
 
     # === Eina ===
-    eina_pkg_config = pkg_config('Eina', 'eina', "1.8.0")
+    eina_pkg_config = pkg_config('Eina', 'eina', EFL_MIN_VERSION)
 
     if eina_pkg_config is None:
         raise SystemExit("Eina required but not found!")
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ if set(("build", "build_ext", "install", "bdist", "sdist")) & set(sys.argv):
 
 
     # === Eo ===
-    eo_pkg_config = pkg_config('Eo', 'eo', "1.8.0")
+    eo_pkg_config = pkg_config('Eo', 'eo', EFL_MIN_VERSION)
 
     if eo_pkg_config is None:
         raise SystemExit("Eo required but not found!")
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ if set(("build", "build_ext", "install", "bdist", "sdist")) & set(sys.argv):
 
 
     # === Evas ===
-    evas_pkg_config = pkg_config('Evas', 'evas', "1.8.0")
+    evas_pkg_config = pkg_config('Evas', 'evas', EFL_MIN_VERSION)
 
     if evas_pkg_config is not None:
 
@@ -153,7 +156,7 @@ if set(("build", "build_ext", "install", "bdist", "sdist")) & set(sys.argv):
 
 
     # === Ecore ===
-    ecore_pkg_config = pkg_config('Ecore', 'ecore', "1.8.0")
+    ecore_pkg_config = pkg_config('Ecore', 'ecore', EFL_MIN_VERSION)
     ecore_file_pkg_config = pkg_config('EcoreFile', 'ecore-file', "1.8.0")
 
     if ecore_pkg_config is not None and ecore_file_pkg_config is not None and evas_pkg_config is not None:
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ if set(("build", "build_ext", "install", "bdist", "sdist")) & set(sys.argv):
 
 
     # === Edje ===
-    edje_pkg_config = pkg_config('Edje', 'edje', "1.8.0")
+    edje_pkg_config = pkg_config('Edje', 'edje', EFL_MIN_VERSION)
 
     if edje_pkg_config is not None and evas_pkg_config is not None:
 
@@ -199,7 +202,7 @@ if set(("build", "build_ext", "install", "bdist", "sdist")) & set(sys.argv):
 
 
     # Emotion
-    emotion_pkg_config = pkg_config('Emotion', 'emotion', "1.8.0")
+    emotion_pkg_config = pkg_config('Emotion', 'emotion', EFL_MIN_VERSION)
 
     if emotion_pkg_config is not None and evas_pkg_config is not None:
 
@@ -309,7 +312,7 @@ if set(("build", "build_ext", "install", "bdist", "sdist")) & set(sys.argv):
         "window",
     )
 
-    elm_pkg_config = pkg_config('Elementary', 'elementary', "1.8.0")
+    elm_pkg_config = pkg_config('Elementary', 'elementary', ELM_MIN_VERSION)
 
     if elm_pkg_config is not None \
     and evas_pkg_config is not None \
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ setup(
     name = "python-efl",
     fullname = "Python bindings for Enlightenment Foundation Libraries",
     description = "Python bindings for Enlightenment Foundation Libraries",
-    version = "1.8.0",
+    version = "1.8.99",
     author = "Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri, Simon Busch, Boris 'billiob' Faure, Davide 'davemds' Andreoli, Fabiano Fidêncio, Bruno Dilly, Tiago Falcão, Joost Albers, Kai Huuhko, Ulisses Furquim",
     author_email = "dave@gurumeditation.it, kai.huuhko@gmail.com",
     maintainer = "Kai Huuhko, Davide <davemds> Andreoli",