diff --git a/README b/README
index 8a439d3f9..72a88fb44 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ the following platforms:
 
 The following optional features are known to not work on
 these platforms:
-  - mingw: python bindings, nsc, realtime scheduler
+  - mingw: nsc, realtime scheduler
   - cygwin: python bindings, nsc
 
 Other platforms may or may not work: we welcome patches to 
diff --git a/bindings/python/wscript b/bindings/python/wscript
index c45740ba5..724571d49 100644
--- a/bindings/python/wscript
+++ b/bindings/python/wscript
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else:
     os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = LOCAL_PYBINDGEN_PATH
 
 ## https://launchpad.net/pybindgen/
-REQUIRED_PYBINDGEN_VERSION = (0, 9, 0, 577)
+REQUIRED_PYBINDGEN_VERSION = (0, 9, 0, 578)
 REQUIRED_PYGCCXML_VERSION = (0, 9, 5)