diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2dd2e4e13..3f8f6a2db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ if (Fortran_COMPILER_NAME MATCHES "gfortran.*")
     set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS} -isysroot ${CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT}")
   endif (CMAKE_OSX_SYSROOT)
 
-  set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE} -funroll-all-loops -fno-f2c ${General_FFLAGS}")
+  set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_RELEASE} -fbounds-check -funroll-all-loops -fno-f2c ${General_FFLAGS}")
   set (CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG   "${CMAKE_Fortran_FLAGS_DEBUG} -fbounds-check -fno-f2c ${General_FFLAGS}")
 elseif (Fortran_COMPILER_NAME MATCHES "ifort.*")
   # ifort (untested)
diff --git a/Versions.cmake b/Versions.cmake
index 11b2106d3..52ea7ebd7 100644
--- a/Versions.cmake
+++ b/Versions.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Version number components
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set (WSJTX_VERSION_MINOR 7)
-set (WSJTX_VERSION_PATCH 1)
+set (WSJTX_VERSION_MINOR 9)
+set (WSJTX_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set (WSJTX_RC 0)		 # release candidate number, comment out or zero for development versions
 set (WSJTX_VERSION_IS_RELEASE 0) # set to 1 for final release build
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index 3c85f4a13..c99181787 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -915,7 +915,17 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QDir const& temp_directory, bool multiple,
        "Please use WSJT-X v1.8.0\n", errorMsg);
     Q_EMIT finished ();
   }
-
+/*
+  if(QCoreApplication::applicationVersion().contains("-devel") or
+     QCoreApplication::applicationVersion().contains("-rc")) {
+    QString errorMsg;
+    MessageBox::critical_message (this,
+       "This version of WSJT-X was built from code in the\n"
+       "development branch, or is a Release Candidate.\n"
+       "On-the-air use carries an obligation to report\n"
+       "problems to the WSJT Development group.\n\n", errorMsg);
+  }
+*/
   if(!ui->cbMenus->isChecked()) {
     ui->cbMenus->setChecked(true);
     ui->cbMenus->setChecked(false);