diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c9d08feca..017fd5433 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PROJECT(OpenSceneGraph)
 
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MAJOR_VERSION 1)
 SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_MINOR_VERSION 9)
-SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 2)
+SET(OPENSCENEGRAPH_PATCH_VERSION 3)
 
 SET(OpenThreads_SOURCE_DIR ${OpenSceneGraph_SOURCE_DIR})
 
diff --git a/INSTALL.txt b/INSTALL.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 461e795cc..000000000
--- a/INSTALL.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-The OpenSceneGraph use the CMake build system to generate platform specific
-build environment.  CMake reads the CMakeLists.txt files that you'll find 
-throughout the OpenSceneGraph directories, check for installed dependnecies
-and then generate the appropriate build system.
-
-If you don't already have CMake installed on your system you can grab it
-from http://www.cmake.org, version 2.4.6 or later.
-
-Under unices (i.e. Linux, IRIX, Solaris, Free-BSD, HP-Ux, AIX, OSX) use the
-cmake or ccmake commandline utils:
- 
-  cd OpenSceneGraph
-  ccmake .
-  make
-  sudo make install
-  
-Under Windows use the GUI tool CMakeSetup to build your VisualStudio files. 
-The following page on our wiki dedicated to the CMake build should help
-guide you through the process:
-
-   http://www.openscenegraph.com/index.php?page=Build.CMake
-
-For further details on compiliation, installation and platform specific information
-read "Getting Started" at http://www.openscenegraph.org, under 
-"Documentation".
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 1344a28e2..f1cec7e2d 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,46 @@
 Welcome to the OpenSceneGraph (OSG).
 
-For up to date information on the project, how to compile and run libraries 
-and examples, and see the documentation on the OpenSceneGraph website.
+For up to date information on the project, how to indepth details on how to 
+compile and run libraries and examples, and see the documentation on the 
+OpenSceneGraph website.
 
     http://www.openscenegraph.org
   
-Or for the impatient read the INSTALL.txt in the OpenSceneGraph root directory.
+For the impatient, read the simplified build notes below.
 
 Robert Osfield.
 Project Lead.
-1st May 2007.
+7th May 2007.
+
+--
+
+How to build the OpenSceneGraph
+===============================
+
+The OpenSceneGraph use the CMake build system to generate platform specific
+build environment.  CMake reads the CMakeLists.txt files that you'll find 
+throughout the OpenSceneGraph directories, check for installed dependnecies
+and then generate the appropriate build system.
+
+If you don't already have CMake installed on your system you can grab it
+from http://www.cmake.org, version 2.4.6 or later.
+
+Under unices (i.e. Linux, IRIX, Solaris, Free-BSD, HP-Ux, AIX, OSX) use the
+cmake or ccmake commandline utils:
+ 
+  cd OpenSceneGraph
+  ccmake .
+  make
+  sudo make install
+  
+Under Windows use the GUI tool CMakeSetup to build your VisualStudio files. 
+The following page on our wiki dedicated to the CMake build should help
+guide you through the process:
+
+   http://www.openscenegraph.com/index.php?page=Build.CMake
+
+For further details on compiliation, installation and platform specific information
+read "Getting Started" at http://www.openscenegraph.org, under 
+"Documentation".
+
 
diff --git a/include/osg/Version b/include/osg/Version
index 07a23b02f..d1d7945ff 100644
--- a/include/osg/Version
+++ b/include/osg/Version
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define OSG_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define OSG_VERSION_MINOR 9
-#define OSG_VERSION_RELEASE 2
+#define OSG_VERSION_RELEASE 3
 #define OSG_VERSION_REVISION 0
 
 /**