diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bfdc546..5c1b5cf 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+### 3.9
+ - Quick fix of a broken dependency for Ruby gem (syslog)
+
 ### 3.8
  - Added support for Kerberos ticket files (ccache and kirbi formats) with -K parameter, including automatic format detection/conversion and optional reverse DNS lookup for FQDN
  - Added persistent command history per user/host (stored in ~/.evil-winrm/history/)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf87e80..bffeb60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ Use it at your own servers and/or with the server owner's permission.
 [@arale61]: https://twitter.com/arale61
 
 <!-- Badges URLs -->
-[Version-shield]: https://img.shields.io/badge/version-3.8-blue.svg?style=flat-square&colorA=273133&colorB=0093ee "Latest version"
+[Version-shield]: https://img.shields.io/badge/version-3.9-blue.svg?style=flat-square&colorA=273133&colorB=0093ee "Latest version"
 [Ruby2.3-shield]: https://img.shields.io/badge/ruby-2.3%2B-blue.svg?style=flat-square&colorA=273133&colorB=ff0000 "Ruby 2.3 or later"
 [License-shield]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-LGPL%20v3%2B-blue.svg?style=flat-square&colorA=273133&colorB=bd0000 "LGPL v3+"
 [Docker-shield]: https://img.shields.io/docker/automated/oscarakaelvis/evil-winrm.svg?style=flat-square&colorA=273133&colorB=a9a9a9 "Docker rules!"
diff --git a/evil-winrm.gemspec b/evil-winrm.gemspec
index 992580f..4dbf916 100644
--- a/evil-winrm.gemspec
+++ b/evil-winrm.gemspec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.add_dependency 'fileutils', '~> 1.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'logger',    '~> 1.4', '>= 1.4.3'
   spec.add_dependency 'stringio',  '~> 3.0'
-  spec.add_dependency 'syslog',    '>= 2.1.0'
+  spec.add_dependency 'syslog',    '>= 0.3.0'
   spec.add_dependency 'winrm',     '~> 2.3', '>= 2.3.7'
   spec.add_dependency 'winrm-fs',  '~> 1.3', '>= 1.3.2'
 
diff --git a/evil-winrm.rb b/evil-winrm.rb
index 01caccd..c408d16 100755
--- a/evil-winrm.rb
+++ b/evil-winrm.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # Constants
 
 # Version
-VERSION = '3.8'
+VERSION = '3.9'
 
 # Msg types
 TYPE_INFO = 0