diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 126ff3bfa..51e2205ce 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 miniSphere Changelog
 ====================
 
-v4.8.7 - TBD
-------------
+v4.8.7 - September 16, 2017
+---------------------------
 
 * Fixes a bug where paths beginning with `~/` were incorrectly interpreted as
   referring to the save data directory in Sphere v1 code, leading to a runtime
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 386afecfc..5c949ace8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Download
 ========
 
 The latest stable miniSphere release at the time of this writing is
-**miniSphere 4.8.6**, released on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.  miniSphere
+**miniSphere 4.8.7**, released on Saturday, September 16, 2017.  miniSphere
 binaries are provided through GitHub, and the latest version is always
 available for download here:
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index c0f6eef22..4850fb306 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4.8.6
\ No newline at end of file
+4.8.7
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/assets/system/game_modules/person.js b/assets/system/game_modules/person.js
index 7b0057adb..4d2b89c4e 100644
--- a/assets/system/game_modules/person.js
+++ b/assets/system/game_modules/person.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  *  Sphere Runtime for Sphere games
- *  Copyright (c) 2015-2017, Eggbert & Fat Cerberus
+ *  Copyright (c) 2015-2017, Eggbertx & Fat Cerberus
  *  All rights reserved.
  *
  *  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/docs/cellscript-api.txt b/docs/cellscript-api.txt
index bb4dcf3a9..f426d79c6 100644
--- a/docs/cellscript-api.txt
+++ b/docs/cellscript-api.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Sphere.Game [non-replaceable]
 Sphere.Platform [read-only]
 
     A string specifying the name and version number of the compiler.  For
-    example, "Cell 4.8.6".
+    example, "Cell 4.8.7".
 
 Sphere.Version [read-only]
 
diff --git a/docs/sphere2-core-api.txt b/docs/sphere2-core-api.txt
index d043ac964..f7f68bee7 100644
--- a/docs/sphere2-core-api.txt
+++ b/docs/sphere2-core-api.txt
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ methods for managing execution.
 Sphere.Platform [read-only]
 
     A string specifying the name and version number of the engine.  For
-    example, "miniSphere 4.8.6".
+    example, "miniSphere 4.8.7".
 
 Sphere.Version [read-only]
 Sphere.APILevel [read-only]
diff --git a/manpages/cell.1 b/manpages/cell.1
index 25ee9cd49..1c8056dd4 100644
--- a/manpages/cell.1
+++ b/manpages/cell.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH CELL 1 "2017-09-12" "miniSphere-4.8.6" "Sphere Game Development Kit"
+.TH CELL 1 "2017-09-16" "miniSphere-4.8.7" "Sphere Game Development Kit"
 .SH NAME
 cell \- Sphere v2 game compiler and packager
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/manpages/minisphere.1 b/manpages/minisphere.1
index d53301261..766bcbc39 100644
--- a/manpages/minisphere.1
+++ b/manpages/minisphere.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH MINISPHERE 1 "2017-09-12" "miniSphere-4.8.6" "miniSphere JS Game Engine"
+.TH MINISPHERE 1 "2017-09-16" "miniSphere-4.8.7" "miniSphere JS Game Engine"
 .SH NAME
 minisphere \- lightweight JavaScript-powered game engine
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/manpages/spherun.1 b/manpages/spherun.1
index c47f0407a..8c6ba239b 100644
--- a/manpages/spherun.1
+++ b/manpages/spherun.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH SPHERUN 1 "2017-09-12" "miniSphere-4.8.6" "Sphere Game Development Kit"
+.TH SPHERUN 1 "2017-09-16" "miniSphere-4.8.7" "Sphere Game Development Kit"
 .SH NAME
 spherun \- run a Sphere game in a dev-friendly environment
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/manpages/ssj.1 b/manpages/ssj.1
index b9bae95f4..ce65757b6 100644
--- a/manpages/ssj.1
+++ b/manpages/ssj.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH SSJ 1 "2017-09-12" "miniSphere-4.8.6" "Sphere Game Development Kit"
+.TH SSJ 1 "2017-09-16" "miniSphere-4.8.7" "Sphere Game Development Kit"
 .SH NAME
 ssj \- the JavaScript debugger for miniSphere
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/msvs/cell.rc b/msvs/cell.rc
index 8add84c85..72c387175 100644
Binary files a/msvs/cell.rc and b/msvs/cell.rc differ
diff --git a/msvs/minisphere.rc b/msvs/minisphere.rc
index 2cad58062..d9bc00ea7 100644
Binary files a/msvs/minisphere.rc and b/msvs/minisphere.rc differ
diff --git a/msvs/ssj.rc b/msvs/ssj.rc
index 44e112051..06e239489 100644
Binary files a/msvs/ssj.rc and b/msvs/ssj.rc differ
diff --git a/setup/minisphere.iss b/setup/minisphere.iss
index fdf0b8e63..eaf0993ed 100644
--- a/setup/minisphere.iss
+++ b/setup/minisphere.iss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 ; solution configurations.
 #define AppName "miniSphere"
 #define AppPublisher "Fat Cerberus"
-#define AppVersion3 "4.8.6"
+#define AppVersion3 "4.8.7"
 
 ; to create a bundle with Sphere Studio, copy the Sphere Studio binaries
 ; into msw/ide/ before building the installer.
diff --git a/src/debian/changelog b/src/debian/changelog
index f65f28d36..b7868f432 100644
--- a/src/debian/changelog
+++ b/src/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+minisphere (4.8.7) zesty; urgency=low
+
+  * Fixes a bug where paths beginning with `~/` were incorrectly interpreted as
+    referring to the save data directory in Sphere v1 code, leading to a runtime
+    error.
+
+ -- Bruce Pascoe <fatcerberus@icloud.com>  Sat, 16 Sep 2017 00:00:00 -0500
+
 minisphere (4.8.6) zesty; urgency=low
 
   * Fixes a bug where the backbuffer texture is freed prematurely, causing the
diff --git a/src/plugin/PluginMain.cs b/src/plugin/PluginMain.cs
index 9b74eb9b2..0223e7630 100644
--- a/src/plugin/PluginMain.cs
+++ b/src/plugin/PluginMain.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public class PluginMain : IPluginMain
     {
         public string Name { get; } = "miniSphere Support";
         public string Description { get; } = "Provides support for the miniSphere toolchain.";
-        public string Version { get; } = "4.8.6";
+        public string Version { get; } = "4.8.7";
         public string Author { get; } = "Fat Cerberus";
 
         internal PluginConf Conf { get; private set; }
diff --git a/src/plugin/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/src/plugin/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index ec533680c..4b0966ac3 100644
--- a/src/plugin/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/src/plugin/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.8.6.2280")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.8.6.2280")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("4.8.7.2283")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("4.8.7.2283")]
diff --git a/src/shared/version.h b/src/shared/version.h
index 8b80f96c5..522204c0d 100644
--- a/src/shared/version.h
+++ b/src/shared/version.h
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 #define DEBUGGER_NAME "SSj"
 #define PREPTOOL_NAME "Majin"
 
-#define VERSION_NAME  "4.8.6"
+#define VERSION_NAME  "4.8.7"
 
 #endif // MINISPHERE__VERSION_H__INCLUDED