diff --git a/xorriso/write_run.c b/xorriso/write_run.c
index 6ce02d25..71cfbb16 100644
--- a/xorriso/write_run.c
+++ b/xorriso/write_run.c
@@ -1122,6 +1122,8 @@ int Xorriso_write_session(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "Discarded boot image from old session");
      Xorriso_msgs_submit(xorriso, 0, xorriso->info_text, 0, "NOTE", 0);
    }
+   /* hardcoded and regardless whether a catalog will get written */
+   iso_image_set_boot_catalog_weight(image, 1000000000);
  }
  
  if((xorriso->do_aaip & 16) || !(xorriso->ino_behavior & 2)) {
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 34405551..fa5f781b 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2014.11.04.121733"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2014.11.11.112623"