diff --git a/FlatCAMApp.py b/FlatCAMApp.py
index 57db2e5f..bce89b83 100644
--- a/FlatCAMApp.py
+++ b/FlatCAMApp.py
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
     log.addHandler(handler)
 
     # Version
-    version = '8.6 Beta1'
+    version = 8.6
     version_date = "2019/01/06"
+    beta = True
 
     # URL for update checks and statistics
     version_url = "http://flatcam.org/version"
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
 
         QtCore.QObject.__init__(self)
 
-        self.ui = FlatCAMGUI(self.version, self)
+        self.ui = FlatCAMGUI(self.version, self.beta, self)
         # self.connect(self.ui,
         #              QtCore.SIGNAL("geomUpdate(int, int, int, int, int)"),
         #              self.save_geometry) PyQt4
@@ -1136,6 +1137,24 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
                 print("ERROR: ", ext)
                 sys.exit(2)
 
+        ###########################
+        #### Check for updates ####
+        ###########################
+
+        # Separate thread (Not worker)
+        if self.beta is False or self.beta is None:
+            App.log.info("Checking for updates in backgroud (this is version %s)." % str(self.version))
+
+            self.thr2 = QtCore.QThread()
+            self.worker_task.emit({'fcn': self.version_check,
+                                   'params': []})
+            self.thr2.start()
+
+
+        ####################################
+        #### Variables for global usage ####
+        ####################################
+
         # coordinates for relative position display
         self.rel_point1 = (0, 0)
         self.rel_point2 = (0, 0)
@@ -1996,6 +2015,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
 
         version = self.version
         version_date = self.version_date
+        beta = self.beta
 
         class AboutDialog(QtWidgets.QDialog):
             def __init__(self, parent=None):
@@ -2017,7 +2037,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
 
                 title = QtWidgets.QLabel(
                     "<font size=8><B>FlatCAM</B></font><BR>"
-                    "Version %s (%s) - %s <BR>"
+                    "Version %s %s (%s) - %s <BR>"
                     "<BR>"
                     "2D Computer-Aided Printed Circuit Board<BR>"
                     "Manufacturing.<BR>"
@@ -2035,7 +2055,7 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
                     "<a href = \"https://bitbucket.org/jpcgt/flatcam/src/Beta/\">here.</a><BR>"
                     "DOWNLOAD area "
                     "<a href = \"https://bitbucket.org/jpcgt/flatcam/downloads/\">here.</a><BR>"
-                    "" % (version, version_date, platform.architecture()[0])
+                    "" % (version, ('BETA' if beta else ''), version_date, platform.architecture()[0])
                 )
                 title.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
 
@@ -5664,20 +5684,20 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
         """
 
         self.log.debug("version_check()")
-        full_url = App.version_url + \
-            "?s=" + str(self.defaults['serial']) + \
-            "&v=" + str(self.version) + \
-            "&os=" + str(self.os) + \
-            "&" + urllib.parse.urlencode(self.defaults["global_stats"])
-        App.log.debug("Checking for updates @ %s" % full_url)
 
+        full_url = App.version_url + \
+                   "?s=" + str(self.defaults['global_serial']) + \
+                   "&v=" + str(self.version) + \
+                   "&os=" + str(self.os) + \
+                   "&" + urllib.parse.urlencode(self.defaults["global_stats"])
+        App.log.debug("Checking for updates @ %s" % full_url)
         ### Get the data
         try:
             f = urllib.request.urlopen(full_url)
         except:
             # App.log.warning("Failed checking for latest version. Could not connect.")
             self.log.warning("Failed checking for latest version. Could not connect.")
-            self.inform.emit("[warning] Failed checking for latest version. Could not connect.")
+            self.inform.emit("[warning_notcl] Failed checking for latest version. Could not connect.")
             return
 
         try:
diff --git a/FlatCAMGUI.py b/FlatCAMGUI.py
index c014bbb3..0613028a 100644
--- a/FlatCAMGUI.py
+++ b/FlatCAMGUI.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
     geom_update = QtCore.pyqtSignal(int, int, int, int, int, name='geomUpdate')
     final_save = QtCore.pyqtSignal(name='saveBeforeExit')
 
-    def __init__(self, version, app):
+    def __init__(self, version, beta, app):
         super(FlatCAMGUI, self).__init__()
 
         self.app = app
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ class FlatCAMGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         self.setWindowIcon(self.app_icon)
 
         self.setGeometry(100, 100, 1024, 650)
-        self.setWindowTitle('FlatCAM %s - %s' % (version, platform.architecture()[0]))
+        self.setWindowTitle('FlatCAM %s %s - %s' % (version, ('BETA' if beta else ''), platform.architecture()[0]))
         self.show()
 
         self.filename = ""
diff --git a/FlatCAMPool.py b/FlatCAMPool.py
index 3f75b5d0..3c828596 100644
--- a/FlatCAMPool.py
+++ b/FlatCAMPool.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ def apply_async(pool, fun, args):
 def func1():
     print("func")
 
+
 class WorkerPool(QtCore.QObject):
 
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f93dabd2..507b41fb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ CAD program, and create G-Code for Isolation routing.
 - fixed cncjob TclCommand - it used the default values for parameters
 - fixed the layout in ToolTransform
 - fixed the initial text in the ToolShell
+- reactivated the version check in case the release is not BETA; FlatCAMApp.App has now a beta object that when set True the application will show in the Title and help-> About that is Beta (and it disable version checking)
+
 
 3.01.2019
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f199308b..d0824f83 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Usage: pip install -r requirements.txt
 numpy>=1.8
 simplejson
+dill
 rtree
 pyopengl
 pyopengl-accelerate
diff --git a/setup_ubuntu.sh b/setup_ubuntu.sh
index c18192ae..636c7a23 100644
--- a/setup_ubuntu.sh
+++ b/setup_ubuntu.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ apt-get install python3-gdal
 apt-get install python3-lxml
 apt-get install python3-ezdxf
 easy_install3 -U distribute
+pip3 install --upgrade dill
 pip3 install --upgrade Shapely
 pip3 install --upgrade vispy
 pip3 install --upgrade rtree