diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88ed122f..8880db92 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ![catch logo](catch-logo-small.png)
 
-*v1.5.8*
+*v1.5.9*
 
 Build status (on Travis CI) [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/philsquared/Catch.png)](https://travis-ci.org/philsquared/Catch)
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_version.hpp b/include/internal/catch_version.hpp
index cca4c6e0..f8679a21 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_version.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_version.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         return os;
     }
 
-    Version libraryVersion( 1, 5, 8, "", 0 );
+    Version libraryVersion( 1, 5, 9, "", 0 );
 
 }
 
diff --git a/single_include/catch.hpp b/single_include/catch.hpp
index 2e6fe8d3..3d18eadb 100644
--- a/single_include/catch.hpp
+++ b/single_include/catch.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
- *  Catch v1.5.8
- *  Generated: 2016-10-26 12:07:30.938259
+ *  Catch v1.5.9
+ *  Generated: 2016-11-29 12:14:38.049276
  *  ----------------------------------------------------------
  *  This file has been merged from multiple headers. Please don't edit it directly
  *  Copyright (c) 2012 Two Blue Cubes Ltd. All rights reserved.
@@ -3428,6 +3428,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 #include <streambuf>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace Catch {
 
@@ -3995,9 +3996,12 @@ namespace Clara {
         inline void convertInto( std::string const& _source, std::string& _dest ) {
             _dest = _source;
         }
+        char toLowerCh(char c) {
+            return static_cast<char>( ::tolower( c ) );
+        }
         inline void convertInto( std::string const& _source, bool& _dest ) {
             std::string sourceLC = _source;
-            std::transform( sourceLC.begin(), sourceLC.end(), sourceLC.begin(), ::tolower );
+            std::transform( sourceLC.begin(), sourceLC.end(), sourceLC.begin(), toLowerCh );
             if( sourceLC == "y" || sourceLC == "1" || sourceLC == "true" || sourceLC == "yes" || sourceLC == "on" )
                 _dest = true;
             else if( sourceLC == "n" || sourceLC == "0" || sourceLC == "false" || sourceLC == "no" || sourceLC == "off" )
@@ -7578,7 +7582,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         return os;
     }
 
-    Version libraryVersion( 1, 5, 8, "", 0 );
+    Version libraryVersion( 1, 5, 9, "", 0 );
 
 }
 
@@ -9166,6 +9170,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     public:
         XmlReporter( ReporterConfig const& _config )
         :   StreamingReporterBase( _config ),
+            m_xml(_config.stream()),
             m_sectionDepth( 0 )
         {
             m_reporterPrefs.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
@@ -9185,7 +9190,6 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         virtual void testRunStarting( TestRunInfo const& testInfo ) CATCH_OVERRIDE {
             StreamingReporterBase::testRunStarting( testInfo );
-            m_xml.setStream( stream );
             m_xml.startElement( "Catch" );
             if( !m_config->name().empty() )
                 m_xml.writeAttribute( "name", m_config->name() );