diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 972ef76..27f9cd3 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.9
+1.8.0
diff --git a/WSL % in Mintty.lnk b/WSL % in Mintty.lnk
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diff --git a/WSL -l in Mintty.lnk b/WSL -l in Mintty.lnk
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diff --git a/WSL ~ in Mintty.lnk b/WSL ~ in Mintty.lnk
deleted file mode 100755
index 9b666e6..0000000
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diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 26f7324..223d4df 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -9,25 +9,27 @@
 all:	check pkg
 
 # wsltty release
-ver=1.7.9
+ver=1.8.0
 
 # mintty release version
-minttyver=2.7.9
+minttyver=2.8.0
 #minttyver=master
 
 # wslbridge backend version
-wslbridgever=0.2.3
+wslbridgever=0.2.4
 
 # wslbridge frontend version
 # release 0.2.0 does not have cygwin_internal(CW_SYNC_WINENV) yet;
 # therefore using "master" below
 #wslbridge-frontend=wslbridge-frontend
 # release 0.2.1 is updated and complete, no separate frontend build needed:
-#wslbridge-frontend=
-#wslbridge-commit=master
-# use --distro-guid option:
-wslbridge-frontend=wslbridge-frontend
-wslbridge-commit=cb22e3f6f989cefe5b6599d3c04422ded74db664
+wslbridge-frontend=
+# only used if wslbridge-frontend non-empty:
+wslbridge-commit=master
+
+# use --distro-guid option (merged into 0.2.4):
+#wslbridge-frontend=wslbridge-frontend
+#wslbridge-commit=cb22e3f6f989cefe5b6599d3c04422ded74db664
 
 #############################################################################
 # target checking and some defs
@@ -91,8 +93,11 @@ mintty-get:
 	$(wgeto) https://github.com/mintty/mintty/archive/$(minttyver).zip -o mintty-$(minttyver).zip
 	unzip -o mintty-$(minttyver).zip
 
+wslbuild=LDFLAGS="-static -static-libgcc -s"
+wslversion=VERSION_SUFFIX="– wsltty $(ver)" WSLTTY_VERSION="$(ver)"
+
 mintty-build:
-	cd mintty-$(minttyver)/src; make LDFLAGS="-static -static-libgcc -s" VERSION_SUFFIX="– wsltty $(ver)"
+	cd mintty-$(minttyver)/src; make $(wslbuild) $(wslversion)
 	mkdir -p bin
 	cp mintty-$(minttyver)/bin/mintty.exe bin/
 	cp mintty-$(minttyver)/LICENSE LICENSE.mintty
diff --git a/wsl-l.bat b/wsl-l.bat
deleted file mode 100755
index 9aa084d..0000000
--- a/wsl-l.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-rem Start mintty terminal for WSL with login shell
-
-if "%installdir%" == "" set installdir=%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty
-if "%configdir%" == "" set configdir=%APPDATA%\wsltty
-
-rem To enable invocation of this script from WIN+R or from cmd.exe,
-rem you may want to copy this script into "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32",
-rem or include the installation folder "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty" in your PATH
-
-"%installdir%\bin\mintty.exe" --wsl -h err "--configdir=%configdir%" -o Locale=C -o Charset=UTF-8 -i "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\wsl.ico" /bin/wslbridge -t /bin/bash -l
-
diff --git a/wsl.bat b/wsl.bat
deleted file mode 100755
index af4ed8c..0000000
--- a/wsl.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-rem Start mintty terminal for WSL in current directory
-
-if "%installdir%" == "" set installdir=%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty
-if "%configdir%" == "" set configdir=%APPDATA%\wsltty
-
-rem To enable invocation of this script from WIN+R or from cmd.exe,
-rem you may want to copy this script into "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32",
-rem or include the installation folder "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty" in your PATH
-
-"%installdir%\bin\mintty.exe" --wsl -h err "--configdir=%configdir%" -o Locale=C -o Charset=UTF-8 -i "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\wsl.ico" /bin/wslbridge -t /bin/bash
-
diff --git a/wsl~.bat b/wsl~.bat
deleted file mode 100755
index 47f64d1..0000000
--- a/wsl~.bat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-@echo off
-
-rem Start mintty terminal for WSL in WSL home directory
-
-if "%installdir%" == "" set installdir=%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty
-if "%configdir%" == "" set configdir=%APPDATA%\wsltty
-
-rem To enable invocation of this script from WIN+R or from cmd.exe,
-rem you may want to copy this script into "%SYSTEMROOT%\System32",
-rem or include the installation folder "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty" in your PATH
-
-"%installdir%\bin\mintty.exe" --wsl -h err "--configdir=%configdir%" -o Locale=C -o Charset=UTF-8 -i "%LOCALAPPDATA%\wsltty\wsl.ico" /bin/wslbridge -C~ -t /bin/bash
-