diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 0b97656..fe52c91 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Package: scigenex
 Type: Package
 Title: The scigenex package (Single-Cell Informative GENe Explorer)
-Version: 1.4.8
+Version: 1.4.9
 Date: 2020-07-22
 Author: J. Bavais, Sebastien Nin, Lionel Spinelli and Denis Puthier
 Maintainer: J. Bavais <julie.bavais@yahoo.fr>
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 MAKEFILE=Makefile
-VERSION=1.4.8
+VERSION=1.4.9
 
 .PHONY: help
 
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index a5c1762..fc851c6 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-
+changelog.md
 # Changelog
 
+## v1.4.9
+
+* Remove xlxs dependency in favor with WriteXLS dependency (to avoid rJava dependency).
+
 ## v1.4.8
 
 * Fix an issue with temp dir.