diff --git a/FlatCAMApp.py b/FlatCAMApp.py
index 496bd016..8e1d0ebe 100644
--- a/FlatCAMApp.py
+++ b/FlatCAMApp.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
 
     # Version
     version = 8.909
-    version_date = "2019/02/15"
+    version_date = "2019/02/16"
     beta = True
 
     # current date now
diff --git a/FlatCAMGUI.py b/FlatCAMGUI.py
index cf7fb730..770b16ff 100644
--- a/FlatCAMGUI.py
+++ b/FlatCAMGUI.py
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.pref_tab_area = FCTab()
         self.pref_tab_area.setTabsClosable(False)
         self.pref_tab_area_tabBar = self.pref_tab_area.tabBar()
-        self.pref_tab_area_tabBar.setStyleSheet("QTabBar::tab{width:80px;}")
+        self.pref_tab_area_tabBar.setStyleSheet("QTabBar::tab{width:90px;}")
         self.pref_tab_area_tabBar.setExpanding(True)
         self.pref_tab_layout.addWidget(self.pref_tab_area)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5fbfec48..1c8e1860 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - reworked the offer to save a project so it is done only if there are objects in the project but those objects are new and/or are modified since last project load (if an old project was loaded.)
 - updated the Excellon plot function so it can plot the Excellon's from old projects
 - removed the message boxes that popup on Excellon Export errors and replaced them with status bar messages
+- small change in tab width so the tabs looks good in Linux, too.
 
 14.02.2019