diff --git a/lib/framework.php b/lib/framework.php
index 9c93ac2283..80c13c92e9 100644
--- a/lib/framework.php
+++ b/lib/framework.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ defined('GNUSOCIAL') || die();
 define('GNUSOCIAL_ENGINE', 'GNU social');
 define('GNUSOCIAL_ENGINE_URL', 'https://www.gnu.org/software/social/');
 
-define('GNUSOCIAL_BASE_VERSION', '1.20.7');
+define('GNUSOCIAL_BASE_VERSION', '1.20.8');
 define('GNUSOCIAL_LIFECYCLE', 'release'); // 'dev', 'alpha[0-9]+', 'beta[0-9]+', 'rc[0-9]+', 'release'
 
 define('GNUSOCIAL_VERSION', GNUSOCIAL_BASE_VERSION . '-' . GNUSOCIAL_LIFECYCLE);
diff --git a/scripts/sessiongc.php b/scripts/sessiongc.php
index af55ddf3f0..a2ca203889 100755
--- a/scripts/sessiongc.php
+++ b/scripts/sessiongc.php
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env php
 <?php
-/*
- * StatusNet - the distributed open-source microblogging tool
- * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, StatusNet, Inc.
- *
- * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
- * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
+// This file is part of GNU social - https://www.gnu.org/software/social
+//
+// GNU social is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// GNU social is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+// along with GNU social.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-define('INSTALLDIR', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/..'));
+define('INSTALLDIR', dirname(__DIR__));
 
 $helptext = <<<END_OF_GC_HELP
 sessiongc.php
@@ -33,4 +30,4 @@ $maxlifetime = ini_get('session.gc_maxlifetime');
 
 print "Deleting sessions older than $maxlifetime seconds.\n";
 
-Session::gc($maxlifetime);
+InternalSessionHandler::gc($maxlifetime);