diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index d3da9b0..c381144 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## 0.4.9
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Fix compilation on Node 0.8.x (@RemcoTukker).
+* Upgrade LiveScript in devDependencies; no functional changes.
+
 ## 0.4.8
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 8b8cde1..2b2cd4d 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     {
       'target_name': 'WebWorkerThreads',
       'sources': [ 'src/WebWorkerThreads.cc' ],
-      'cflags!': [ '-fno-exceptions -DV8_USE_UNSAFE_HANDLES' ],
-      'cflags_cc!': [ '-fno-exceptions -DV8_USE_UNSAFE_HANDLES' ],
+      'cflags!': [ '-fno-exceptions', '-DV8_USE_UNSAFE_HANDLES' ],
+      'cflags_cc!': [ '-fno-exceptions', '-DV8_USE_UNSAFE_HANDLES' ],
       'conditions': [
         ['OS=="mac"', {
           'xcode_settings': {
diff --git a/deps/minifier/bin/minify b/deps/minifier/bin/minify
index 539d559..0cb75c5 100755
Binary files a/deps/minifier/bin/minify and b/deps/minifier/bin/minify differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e45702..f8d4ee9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "webworker-threads",
-  "version": "0.4.8",
+  "version": "0.4.9",
   "main": "build/Release/WebWorkerThreads.node",
   "description": "Lightweight Web Worker API implementation with native threads",
   "keywords": [
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "js": "env PATH=./node_modules/.bin:\"$PATH\" lsc -cj package.ls;\ngcc deps/minifier/src/minify.c -o deps/minifier/bin/minify;\nenv PATH=./node_modules/.bin:\"$PATH\" lsc -cbp src/worker.ls                    > src/worker.js;\n./deps/minifier/bin/minify kWorker_js            < src/worker.js          > src/worker.js.c;\nenv PATH=./node_modules/.bin:\"$PATH\" lsc -cbp src/events.ls                    > src/events.js;\n./deps/minifier/bin/minify kEvents_js            < src/events.js          > src/events.js.c;\nenv PATH=./node_modules/.bin:\"$PATH\" lsc -cbp src/createPool.ls                > src/createPool.js;\n./deps/minifier/bin/minify kCreatePool_js        < src/createPool.js      > src/createPool.js.c;\nenv PATH=./node_modules/.bin:\"$PATH\" lsc -cbp src/thread_nextTick.ls           > src/thread_nextTick.js;\n./deps/minifier/bin/minify kThread_nextTick_js 1 < src/thread_nextTick.js > src/thread_nextTick.js.c;\nenv PATH=./node_modules/.bin:\"$PATH\" lsc -cbp src/load.ls                      > src/load.js;\n./deps/minifier/bin/minify kLoad_js 1 1          < src/load.js            > src/load.js.c;"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "LiveScript": "1.1.x"
+    "LiveScript": "1.2.x"
   },
   "gypfile": true,
   "engines": {
diff --git a/package.ls b/package.ls
index 62babfe..349705d 100755
--- a/package.ls
+++ b/package.ls
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env lsc -cj
 name: \webworker-threads
-version: \0.4.8
+version: \0.4.9
 main: \build/Release/WebWorkerThreads.node
 description: 'Lightweight Web Worker API implementation with native threads'
 keywords: [ 'threads' 'web worker' 'a gogo' ]
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ scripts:
     ./deps/minifier/bin/minify kLoad_js 1 1          < src/load.js            > src/load.js.c;
   """
 dev-dependencies:
-  LiveScript: \1.1.x
+  LiveScript: \1.2.x
 gypfile: true
 engines: { node: '>= 0.8.0' }