diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c87695f7..05f2d9e3 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
 set (ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set (ZINT_VERSION_MINOR 1)
-set (ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE 3)
+set (ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE 4)
 set (ZINT_VERSION "${ZINT_VERSION_MAJOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_MINOR}.${ZINT_VERSION_RELEASE}" )
 
 add_definitions (-DZINT_VERSION=\"${ZINT_VERSION}\" -Wall)
diff --git a/backend/Makefile b/backend/Makefile
index 8a566b35..03867661 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile
+++ b/backend/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # make clean		cleans up a previous compilation and any object or editor files
 #
 
-ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.1.3\"
+ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.1.4\"
 
 
 CC := gcc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ libzint: code.c code128.c 2of5.c upcean.c medical.c telepen.c plessey.c postal.c
 	$(CC) -Wall -fPIC $(CFLAGS) $(ZINT_VERSION) -c $(POSTAL)
 	$(CC) -Wall -fPIC $(DEFINES) $(CFLAGS) $(ZINT_VERSION) -c $(TWODIM)
 	$(CC) -Wall -fPIC $(CFLAGS) $(ZINT_VERSION) -c $(COMMON)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(ZINT_VERSION) -shared -Wl,-soname,libzint.so -o libzint.so.2.1.3 $(INCLUDE) $(COMMON_OBJ) $(ONEDIM_OBJ) $(TWODIM_OBJ) $(POSTAL_OBJ) $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(ZINT_VERSION) -shared -Wl,-soname,libzint.so -o libzint.so.2.1.4 $(INCLUDE) $(COMMON_OBJ) $(ONEDIM_OBJ) $(TWODIM_OBJ) $(POSTAL_OBJ) $(LIBS)
 	ln -s libzint.so.* libzint.so
 
 .PHONY: install uninstall clean dist
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ install:
 	install -d $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	mv libzint.* $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	install -D -p --mode=0644 zint.h $(DESTDIR)$(includedir)/zint.h
-	ln -s /usr/local/lib/libqrencode.so /usr/lib/libqrencode.so
-	ln -s /usr/local/lib/libqrencode.so.3 /usr/lib/libqrencode.so.3
 
 uninstall:
 	rm $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)/libzint.*
diff --git a/frontend/Makefile b/frontend/Makefile
index bea7c44c..03e8ba1f 100644
--- a/frontend/Makefile
+++ b/frontend/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # make clean		cleans up a previous compilation and any object or editor files
 #
 
-ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.1.3\"
+ZINT_VERSION:=-DZINT_VERSION=\"2.1.4\"
 
 CC := gcc
 INCLUDE := -I/usr/local/include
diff --git a/readme b/readme
index 44f05c20..4648d8bf 100644
--- a/readme
+++ b/readme
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Zint and libzint 2.1.3
+Zint and libzint 2.1.4
 ----------------------
 
 Zint is a front end program and library which provides support for over 40 barcode symbologies