diff --git a/HelperResources/CommonResources b/HelperResources/CommonResources
index 6caca66..d86b613 100755
--- a/HelperResources/CommonResources
+++ b/HelperResources/CommonResources
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ updateActiveFile ()
 	if ! [ -f "$activeFile" ] || ! cmp -s "$sourceFile" "$activeFile" ; then
 		backupActiveFile "$activeFile"
 		cp "$sourceFile" "$activeFile"
+		chmod +r "$activeFile"
 		if [[ -x "$activeFile.orig" ]]; then
 			chmod +x "$activeFile"
 		fi
diff --git a/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion b/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion
index 01d66d2..9cf81c1 100644
--- a/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion
+++ b/blindInstall/SetupHelperVersion
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v8.7
+v8.8
diff --git a/changes b/changes
index eb4d975..993ebbf 100644
--- a/changes
+++ b/changes
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+v8.8:
+	fixed: GuiMods web GUI (v1) broken (patched file permissions incorrect)
+
 v8.7:
 	updatePackage: always rebuild patch files
 	provide version-dependent velib_phthon for this and other packages
diff --git a/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz b/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz
index 79f29e6..c8a25a0 100644
Binary files a/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz and b/venus-data-UninstallPackages.tgz differ
diff --git a/venus-data.tgz b/venus-data.tgz
index 035a2ed..f7af63f 100644
Binary files a/venus-data.tgz and b/venus-data.tgz differ
diff --git a/version b/version
index 01d66d2..9cf81c1 100644
--- a/version
+++ b/version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v8.7
+v8.8