diff --git a/ihaskell.cabal b/ihaskell.cabal
--- a/ihaskell.cabal
+++ b/ihaskell.cabal
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 -- PVP summary:      +-+------- breaking API changes
 --                   | | +----- non-breaking API additions
 --                   | | | +--- code changes with no API change
-version:             0.9.0.0
+version:             0.9.0.1
 
 -- A short (one-line) description of the package.
 synopsis:            A Haskell backend kernel for the IPython project.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     html/logo-64x64.png
 
 flag binPkgDb
-  default:             True
+  default:             False
   description:         bin-package-db package needed (needed for GHC >= 7.10)
 
 library
