diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6fe0ff1..d6e61927 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ install-libs:
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(LIB)/*),)
 	@echo "installing libraries to $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)"
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
-	$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) -D $(LIB)/lib* $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/
+	cp -a $(LIB)/lib* $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/
 else
 	@echo "WARNING! Skipping libs install: needs 'shared' and/or 'static'"
 endif
diff --git a/include/novas.h b/include/novas.h
index 381a2662..57d2e6a4 100644
--- a/include/novas.h
+++ b/include/novas.h
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
 #define SUPERNOVAS_MINOR_VERSION  2
 
 /// Integer sub version of the release
-#define SUPERNOVAS_PATCHLEVEL     1
+#define SUPERNOVAS_PATCHLEVEL     0
 
 /// Additional release information in version, e.g. "-1", or "-rc1", or empty string "" for releases.
-#define SUPERNOVAS_RELEASE_STRING "-devel"
+#define SUPERNOVAS_RELEASE_STRING ""
 
 /// \cond PRIVATE