diff --git a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
index 081eab9f..ae01bda9 100644
--- a/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
+++ b/plugins/python/python_plugin.c
@@ -430,10 +430,10 @@ void init_uwsgi_embedded_module() {
 
 	PyObject *uwsgi_py_version_info = PyTuple_New(5);
 
-	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 0, PyString_FromString(UWSGI_VERSION_BASE));
-	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 1, PyString_FromString(UWSGI_VERSION_MAJOR));
-	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 2, PyString_FromString(UWSGI_VERSION_MINOR));
-	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 3, PyString_FromString(UWSGI_VERSION_REVISION));
+	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 0, PyInt_FromLong(UWSGI_VERSION_BASE));
+	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 1, PyInt_FromLong(UWSGI_VERSION_MAJOR));
+	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 2, PyInt_FromLong(UWSGI_VERSION_MINOR));
+	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 3, PyInt_FromLong(UWSGI_VERSION_REVISION));
 	PyTuple_SetItem(uwsgi_py_version_info, 4, PyString_FromString(UWSGI_VERSION_CUSTOM));
 
 	if (PyDict_SetItemString(up.embedded_dict, "version_info", uwsgi_py_version_info)) {
diff --git a/uwsgiconfig.py b/uwsgiconfig.py
index 5add8509..84cd3183 100644
--- a/uwsgiconfig.py
+++ b/uwsgiconfig.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # uWSGI build system
 
-uwsgi_version = '0.9.8'
+uwsgi_version = '0.9.8-dev'
 
 import os
 import re
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ class uConf(object):
             uver_rev = uver_dots[3]
         
 
-        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_BASE="\\"' + uver_base + '\\""')
-        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_MAJOR="\\"' + uver_maj + '\\""')
-        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_MINOR="\\"' + uver_min + '\\""')
-        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_REVISION="\\"' + uver_rev + '\\""')
+        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_BASE="' + uver_base + '"')
+        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_MAJOR="' + uver_maj + '"')
+        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_MINOR="' + uver_min + '"')
+        self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_REVISION="' + uver_rev + '"')
         self.cflags.append('-DUWSGI_VERSION_CUSTOM="\\"' + uver_custom + '\\""')