diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 5db71a1..a5d6b12 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 Revision history for Perl module MCE.
 
-1.889 Wed Sep 13 15:00:00 EST 2023
+1.889 Wed Sep 13 18:00:00 EST 2023
 
   * Add Android support. Thank you, Dimitrios Kechagias.
   * Revert defer signal-handling in MCE::Channel (send2 method).
diff --git a/META.json b/META.json
index d7b2bdf..c426034 100644
--- a/META.json
+++ b/META.json
@@ -65,135 +65,135 @@
    "provides" : {
       "MCE" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Candy" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Candy.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Channel" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Channel.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Channel::Mutex" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Channel/Mutex.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Channel::MutexFast" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Channel/MutexFast.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Channel::Simple" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Channel/Simple.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Channel::SimpleFast" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Channel/SimpleFast.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Channel::Threads" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Channel/Threads.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Channel::ThreadsFast" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Channel/ThreadsFast.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Child" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Child.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Input::Generator" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Input/Generator.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Input::Handle" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Input/Handle.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Input::Iterator" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Input/Iterator.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Input::Request" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Input/Request.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Input::Sequence" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Input/Sequence.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Manager" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Manager.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Validation" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Validation.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Core::Worker" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Core/Worker.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Flow" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Flow.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Grep" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Grep.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Loop" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Loop.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Map" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Map.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Mutex" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Mutex.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Mutex::Channel" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Mutex::Channel2" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel2.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Mutex::Flock" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Mutex/Flock.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Queue" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Queue.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Relay" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Relay.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Signal" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Signal.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Step" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Step.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Stream" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Stream.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Subs" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Subs.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       },
       "MCE::Util" : {
          "file" : "lib/MCE/Util.pm",
-         "version" : "1.888"
+         "version" : "1.889"
       }
    },
    "release_status" : "stable",
@@ -209,5 +209,5 @@
          "url" : "https://github.com/marioroy/mce-perl.git"
       }
    },
-   "version" : "1.888"
+   "version" : "1.889"
 }
diff --git a/META.yml b/META.yml
index 5a015fe..e92333b 100644
--- a/META.yml
+++ b/META.yml
@@ -25,103 +25,103 @@ no_index:
 provides:
   MCE:
     file: lib/MCE.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Candy:
     file: lib/MCE/Candy.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Channel:
     file: lib/MCE/Channel.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Channel::Mutex:
     file: lib/MCE/Channel/Mutex.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Channel::MutexFast:
     file: lib/MCE/Channel/MutexFast.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Channel::Simple:
     file: lib/MCE/Channel/Simple.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Channel::SimpleFast:
     file: lib/MCE/Channel/SimpleFast.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Channel::Threads:
     file: lib/MCE/Channel/Threads.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Channel::ThreadsFast:
     file: lib/MCE/Channel/ThreadsFast.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Child:
     file: lib/MCE/Child.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Input::Generator:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Input/Generator.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Input::Handle:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Input/Handle.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Input::Iterator:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Input/Iterator.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Input::Request:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Input/Request.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Input::Sequence:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Input/Sequence.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Manager:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Manager.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Validation:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Validation.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Core::Worker:
     file: lib/MCE/Core/Worker.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Flow:
     file: lib/MCE/Flow.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Grep:
     file: lib/MCE/Grep.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Loop:
     file: lib/MCE/Loop.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Map:
     file: lib/MCE/Map.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Mutex:
     file: lib/MCE/Mutex.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Mutex::Channel:
     file: lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Mutex::Channel2:
     file: lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel2.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Mutex::Flock:
     file: lib/MCE/Mutex/Flock.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Queue:
     file: lib/MCE/Queue.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Relay:
     file: lib/MCE/Relay.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Signal:
     file: lib/MCE/Signal.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Step:
     file: lib/MCE/Step.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Stream:
     file: lib/MCE/Stream.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Subs:
     file: lib/MCE/Subs.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
   MCE::Util:
     file: lib/MCE/Util.pm
-    version: '1.888'
+    version: '1.889'
 recommends:
   Sereal::Decoder: '3.015'
   Sereal::Encoder: '3.015'
@@ -148,4 +148,4 @@ resources:
   homepage: https://github.com/marioroy/mce-perl
   license: https://dev.perl.org/licenses/
   repository: https://github.com/marioroy/mce-perl.git
-version: '1.888'
+version: '1.889'
diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index bcb632f..b04d86e 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ WriteMakefile(
    ABSTRACT => 'Many-Core Engine for Perl providing parallel processing capabilities',
    AUTHOR   => 'Mario E. Roy <marioeroy AT gmail DOT com>',
    NAME     => 'MCE',
-   VERSION  => '1.888',
+   VERSION  => '1.889',
 
    EXE_FILES => [ @exe_files ],
 
@@ -68,135 +68,135 @@ WriteMakefile(
          'provides' => {
             'MCE' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Candy' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Candy.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Channel' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Channel.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Channel::Mutex' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Channel/Mutex.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Channel::MutexFast' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Channel/MutexFast.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Channel::Simple' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Channel/Simple.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Channel::SimpleFast' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Channel/SimpleFast.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Channel::Threads' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Channel/Threads.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Channel::ThreadsFast' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Channel/ThreadsFast.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Child' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Child.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Input::Generator' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Input/Generator.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Input::Handle' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Input/Handle.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Input::Iterator' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Input/Iterator.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Input::Request' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Input/Request.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Input::Sequence' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Input/Sequence.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Manager' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Manager.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Validation' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Validation.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Core::Worker' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Core/Worker.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Flow' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Flow.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Grep' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Grep.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Loop' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Loop.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Map' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Map.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Mutex' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Mutex.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Mutex::Channel' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Mutex::Channel2' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel2.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Mutex::Flock' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Mutex/Flock.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Queue' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Queue.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Relay' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Relay.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Signal' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Signal.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Step' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Step.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Stream' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Stream.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Subs' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Subs.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             },
             'MCE::Util' => {
                'file'    => 'lib/MCE/Util.pm',
-               'version' => '1.888'
+               'version' => '1.889'
             }
          },
          'prereqs' => {
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4e7f310..90bcd52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Many-Core Engine for Perl
 
-This document describes MCE version 1.888.
+This document describes MCE version 1.889.
 
 Many-Core Engine (MCE) for Perl helps enable a new level of performance by
 maximizing all available cores.
diff --git a/lib/MCE.pm b/lib/MCE.pm
index 280d92f..0c6ce2d 100644
--- a/lib/MCE.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
diff --git a/lib/MCE.pod b/lib/MCE.pod
index 686e23a..60d7365 100644
--- a/lib/MCE.pod
+++ b/lib/MCE.pod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ MCE - Many-Core Engine for Perl providing parallel processing capabilities
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE version 1.888
+This document describes MCE version 1.889
 
 Many-Core Engine (MCE) for Perl helps enable a new level of performance by
 maximizing all available cores.
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Candy.pm b/lib/MCE/Candy.pm
index 1e95d04..f25897d 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Candy.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Candy.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 our @CARP_NOT = qw( MCE );
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ MCE::Candy - Sugar methods and output iterators
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Candy version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Candy version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Channel.pm b/lib/MCE/Channel.pm
index 4adfed1..3693780 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Channel.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Channel.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ MCE::Channel - Queue-like and two-way communication capability
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Channel version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Channel version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Channel/Mutex.pm b/lib/MCE/Channel/Mutex.pm
index 3f994f3..5136c97 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Channel/Mutex.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Channel/Mutex.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use base 'MCE::Channel';
 use MCE::Mutex ();
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ MCE::Channel::Mutex - Channel for producer(s) and many consumers
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Channel::Mutex version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Channel::Mutex version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Channel/MutexFast.pm b/lib/MCE/Channel/MutexFast.pm
index d6b7115..b1cc56b 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Channel/MutexFast.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Channel/MutexFast.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use base 'MCE::Channel';
 use MCE::Mutex ();
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ MCE::Channel::MutexFast - Fast channel for producer(s) and many consumers
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Channel::MutexFast version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Channel::MutexFast version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Channel/Simple.pm b/lib/MCE/Channel/Simple.pm
index 02ae7fa..fa17548 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Channel/Simple.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Channel/Simple.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use base 'MCE::Channel';
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ MCE::Channel::Simple - Channel tuned for one producer and one consumer
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Channel::Simple version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Channel::Simple version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Channel/SimpleFast.pm b/lib/MCE/Channel/SimpleFast.pm
index bbd0ef9..a7cc85f 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Channel/SimpleFast.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Channel/SimpleFast.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use base 'MCE::Channel';
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ MCE::Channel::SimpleFast - Fast channel tuned for one producer and one consumer
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Channel::SimpleFast version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Channel::SimpleFast version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Channel/Threads.pm b/lib/MCE/Channel/Threads.pm
index 8b1ee99..5d9ea5d 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Channel/Threads.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Channel/Threads.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use threads;
 use threads::shared;
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ MCE::Channel::Threads - Channel for producer(s) and many consumers
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Channel::Threads version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Channel::Threads version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Channel/ThreadsFast.pm b/lib/MCE/Channel/ThreadsFast.pm
index 46dff80..4ebc4de 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Channel/ThreadsFast.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Channel/ThreadsFast.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use threads;
 use threads::shared;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ MCE::Channel::ThreadsFast - Fast channel for producer(s) and many consumers
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Channel::ThreadsFast version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Channel::ThreadsFast version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Child.pm b/lib/MCE/Child.pm
index 2292935..f0482e9 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Child.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Child.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized once redefine );
 
 package MCE::Child;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef)
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ MCE::Child - A threads-like parallelization module compatible with Perl 5.8
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Child version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Child version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core.pod b/lib/MCE/Core.pod
index 62c66f2..ef2e0c6 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core.pod
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core.pod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ MCE::Core - Documentation describing the core MCE API
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Generator.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Generator.pm
index c1a3f7c..5eb06ca 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Generator.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Generator.pm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Input::Generator;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## Items below are folded into MCE.
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ MCE::Core::Input::Generator - Sequence of numbers (for task_id > 0)
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Generator version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Generator version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Handle.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Handle.pm
index c7865f5..cb6ff04 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Handle.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Handle.pm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Input::Handle;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## Items below are folded into MCE.
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ MCE::Core::Input::Handle - File path and Scalar reference input reader
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Handle version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Handle version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Iterator.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Iterator.pm
index 694dd8e..0734650 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Iterator.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Iterator.pm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Input::Iterator;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## Items below are folded into MCE.
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ MCE::Core::Input::Iterator - Iterator reader
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Iterator version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Iterator version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Request.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Request.pm
index 2143b0b..fb4b00b 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Request.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Request.pm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Input::Request;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## Items below are folded into MCE.
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ MCE::Core::Input::Request - Array reference and Glob reference input reader
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Request version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Request version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Sequence.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Sequence.pm
index 6477891..7955709 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Sequence.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Input/Sequence.pm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Input::Sequence;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## Items below are folded into MCE.
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ MCE::Core::Input::Sequence - Sequence of numbers (for task_id == 0)
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Sequence version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Input::Sequence version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Manager.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Manager.pm
index 0305eb6..7c40b17 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Manager.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Manager.pm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Manager;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict)
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ MCE::Core::Manager - Core methods for the manager process
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Manager version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Manager version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Validation.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Validation.pm
index b2e2c4a..3a0b816 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Validation.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Validation.pm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Validation;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## Items below are folded into MCE.
 
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ MCE::Core::Validation - Core validation methods for Many-Core Engine
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Validation version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Validation version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Core/Worker.pm b/lib/MCE/Core/Worker.pm
index 6e5b625..8562fbd 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Core/Worker.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Core/Worker.pm
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package MCE::Core::Worker;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 my $_tid = $INC{'threads.pm'} ? threads->tid() : 0;
 
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ MCE::Core::Worker - Core methods for the worker process
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Core::Worker version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Core::Worker version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Examples.pod b/lib/MCE/Examples.pod
index ccd798f..2d8e2d7 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Examples.pod
+++ b/lib/MCE/Examples.pod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ MCE::Examples - Various examples and demonstrations
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Examples version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Examples version 1.889
 
 =head1 INCLUDED WITH THE DISTRIBUTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Flow.pm b/lib/MCE/Flow.pm
index 2249424..e5c6330 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Flow.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Flow.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ MCE::Flow - Parallel flow model for building creative applications
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Flow version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Flow version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Grep.pm b/lib/MCE/Grep.pm
index 39a94d6..37b6461 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Grep.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Grep.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ MCE::Grep - Parallel grep model similar to the native grep function
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Grep version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Grep version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Loop.pm b/lib/MCE/Loop.pm
index 3acaee5..59e5342 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Loop.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Loop.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ MCE::Loop - MCE model for building parallel loops
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Loop version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Loop version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Map.pm b/lib/MCE/Map.pm
index dd78670..b3e62fe 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Map.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Map.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ MCE::Map - Parallel map model similar to the native map function
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Map version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Map version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Mutex.pm b/lib/MCE/Mutex.pm
index 538f5f6..3a937e5 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Mutex.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Mutex.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ MCE::Mutex - Locking for Many-Core Engine
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Mutex version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Mutex version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel.pm b/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel.pm
index 954295d..80fa9c5 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use if $^O eq 'MSWin32', 'threads';
 use if $^O eq 'MSWin32', 'threads::shared';
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ MCE::Mutex::Channel - Mutex locking via a pipe or socket
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Mutex::Channel version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Mutex::Channel version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel2.pm b/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel2.pm
index 012e665..f72fe0c 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel2.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Mutex/Channel2.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use if $^O eq 'MSWin32', 'threads';
 use if $^O eq 'MSWin32', 'threads::shared';
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ MCE::Mutex::Channel2 - Provides two mutexes using a single channel
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Mutex::Channel2 version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Mutex::Channel2 version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Mutex/Flock.pm b/lib/MCE/Mutex/Flock.pm
index c9b6de3..47121d6 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Mutex/Flock.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Mutex/Flock.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 use base 'MCE::Mutex';
 use Fcntl ':flock';
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ MCE::Mutex::Flock - Mutex locking via Fcntl
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Mutex::Flock version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Mutex::Flock version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Queue.pm b/lib/MCE/Queue.pm
index 962e923..c7f88f4 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Queue.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Queue.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitExplicitReturnUndef)
 ## no critic (TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict)
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ MCE::Queue - Hybrid (normal and priority) queues
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Queue version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Queue version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Relay.pm b/lib/MCE/Relay.pm
index 70b1e3f..531f77f 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Relay.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Relay.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized numeric );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ MCE::Relay - Extends Many-Core Engine with relay capabilities
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Relay version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Relay version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Signal.pm b/lib/MCE/Signal.pm
index f0db6f0..8c75ae3 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Signal.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Signal.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized once );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ MCE::Signal - Temporary directory creation/cleanup and signal handling
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Signal version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Signal version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Step.pm b/lib/MCE/Step.pm
index 13326a1..e34e2f5 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Step.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Step.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ MCE::Step - Parallel step model for building creative steps
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Step version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Step version 1.889
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Stream.pm b/lib/MCE/Stream.pm
index d143344..19ecd31 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Stream.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Stream.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ MCE::Stream - Parallel stream model for chaining multiple maps and greps
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Stream version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Stream version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Subs.pm b/lib/MCE/Subs.pm
index 2dd1ca6..7326198 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Subs.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Subs.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (Subroutines::ProhibitSubroutinePrototypes)
 ## no critic (TestingAndDebugging::ProhibitNoStrict)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ MCE::Subs - Exports functions mapped directly to MCE methods
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Subs version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Subs version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
diff --git a/lib/MCE/Util.pm b/lib/MCE/Util.pm
index b419b1f..22c2ba6 100644
--- a/lib/MCE/Util.pm
+++ b/lib/MCE/Util.pm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use warnings;
 
 no warnings qw( threads recursion uninitialized numeric );
 
-our $VERSION = '1.888';
+our $VERSION = '1.889';
 
 ## no critic (BuiltinFunctions::ProhibitStringyEval)
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ MCE::Util - Utility functions
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-This document describes MCE::Util version 1.888
+This document describes MCE::Util version 1.889
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS