diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index daccdd6..319887f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@
 
 A backport of `clojure.spec` for Clojure 1.8.
 
-## Usage
+> **NEW!** `clojure-future-spec` is now safe to use from both 1.8 and 1.9+ environments. It’ll add nothing but won’t raise any conflicts either
+
+## Setup
 
-Add this to your project.clj:
+For 1.8 projects, add this to your project.clj:
 
 ```clj
 :dependencies [
   [org.clojure/clojure "1.8.0"]
-  [clojure-future-spec "1.9.0-alpha16-1"]
+  [clojure-future-spec "1.9.0-alpha17"]
   [org.clojure/test.check "0.9.0"] ;; only if you need generators
 ]
 ```
 
+## Usage
+
 There’re four main namespaces:
 
 ### clojure.spec.alpha
@@ -48,6 +52,14 @@ Copy of all new functions added to `clojure.core` in Clojure 1.9 (like `boolean?
 (require '[clojure.future :refer :all])
 ```
 
+*NEW!* `clojure.future` will define nothing when evaluated in 1.9+ environment. You can now write libraries that do this:
+
+```clj
+(require '[clojure.future :refer all])
+```
+
+and it’ll work in both 1.8 and 1.9+ without any conflicts.
+
 ## License
 
 Distributed under the Eclipse Public License either version 1.0 or (at
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 1f42ba8..2d4fe9a 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject clojure-future-spec "1.9.0-alpha16-1"
+(defproject clojure-future-spec "1.9.0-alpha17"
   :description "Backport of clojure.spec for Clojure 1.8"
   :url "https://github.com/tonsky/clojure-future-spec"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"