diff --git a/README b/README
index 715f8b73..51544e63 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 WHAT YOU WILL FIND HERE
 -----------------------
 
-Waf (1.8)
+Waf 1.8 - for Waf 1.7 use the branch waf-1.7
 
 For the manual: http://docs.waf.googlecode.com/git/book_16/single.html
 For the api docs: http://docs.waf.googlecode.com/git/apidocs_16/index.html
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ $ git remote add code https://code.google.com/p/waf.docs/
 $ git push code
 
 ---------------------------
-Thomas Nagy, 2013 (ita)
+Thomas Nagy, 2014 (ita)
 
diff --git a/demos/variants/wscript b/demos/variants/wscript
index af2f005b..47f963f7 100644
--- a/demos/variants/wscript
+++ b/demos/variants/wscript
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ top = '.'
 out = 'build'
 
 """
-Variant system for waf 1.6
+General variant system
 
 Call for example:
 $ waf configure build_debug build_release clean_debug clean_release
 
 The builds will end in different build folders
 note how "bld.variant" is used to detect the current variant
+
+See also playground/remote/wscript for a more specific example
 """
 
 def configure(conf):
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index cf7519c1..3a4a324f 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 # encoding: utf-8
-# Thomas Nagy, 2005-2010
+# Thomas Nagy, 2005-2014
 
 """
 to make a custom waf file use the option --tools