diff --git a/CHANGELOG.markdown b/CHANGELOG.markdown
index 4902ede2..2c3b6f2a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.markdown
+++ b/CHANGELOG.markdown
@@ -1,14 +1,23 @@
 COMPASS CHANGELOG
 =================
+0.8.10 (August 16, 2009)
+------------------------
+Bug Fix Release:
+
+* Write files in binary mode to avoid data corruption when installing images on windows.
+  Fixes [Issue #39](http://github.com/chriseppstein/compass/issues/#issue/39)
+
 0.8.9 (August 9, 2009)
 ----------------------
 Bug Fix Release:
+
 * [Blueprint] The default screen.sass generated invalid selectors due to improper nesting. A better fix is coming in the next release.
 
 0.8.8 (July 21, 2009)
 ---------------------
 
 Bug Fix Release:
+
 * [Compass Core] Fixed a bug in alternating_rows_and_columns. Improper nesting caused some styles to be improperly rendered.
   [Commit](http://github.com/chriseppstein/compass/commit/e277ed2cd3fded0b98ddaa87fc4d3b9d37cb7354)
 * [YUI] Fixed a bug in yui grids where the .first div wouldn't get the right styles in some rare cases due to incorrect nesting.
@@ -19,6 +28,7 @@ Bug Fix Release:
 ---------------------
 
 Bug Fix Release:
+
 * Load haml-edge only if it's all new and shiny. Closes GH-26.
   [Commit](http://github.com/chriseppstein/compass/commit/59a6067b3a67a79bfd9a5ce325fc1be4bb6c9e78)
 * [Blueprint] Added more descriptive comments to the Blueprint IE template.
diff --git a/VERSION.yml b/VERSION.yml
index d26333b8..d0062a44 100644
--- a/VERSION.yml
+++ b/VERSION.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 --- 
-:patch: 9
+:patch: 10
 :major: 0
 :minor: 8
diff --git a/lib/compass/actions.rb b/lib/compass/actions.rb
index 960d6f55..3959f7a2 100644
--- a/lib/compass/actions.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/actions.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ module Compass
     end
 
     # copy/process a template in the compass template directory to the project directory.
-    def copy(from, to, options = nil)
+    def copy(from, to, options = nil, binary = false)
       options ||= self.options if self.respond_to?(:options)
       contents = File.new(from).read
-      write_file to, contents, options
+      write_file to, contents, options, binary
     end
 
     # create a directory and all the directories necessary to reach it.
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Compass
     end
 
     # Write a file given the file contents as a string
-    def write_file(file_name, contents, options = nil)
+    def write_file(file_name, contents, options = nil, binary = false)
       options ||= self.options if self.respond_to?(:options)
       skip_write = options[:dry_run]
       if File.exists?(file_name)
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ module Compass
       if skip_write
         FileUtils.touch file_name
       else
-        open(file_name,'w') do |file|
+        mode = "w"
+        mode << "b" if binary
+        open(file_name, mode) do |file|
           file.write(contents)
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
index 0a20c2e2..fb1e26c3 100644
--- a/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/installers/base.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module Compass
         "#{options[:pattern_name]}/" if options[:pattern_name]
       end
 
-      def self.installer(type, &locator)
+      def self.installer(type, installer_opts = {}, &locator)
         locator ||= lambda{|to| to}
         loc_method = "install_location_for_#{type}".to_sym
         define_method("simple_#{loc_method}", locator)
@@ -99,7 +99,9 @@ module Compass
           end
         end
         define_method "install_#{type}" do |from, to, options|
-          copy templatize(from), targetize(send(loc_method, to, options))
+          from = templatize(from)
+          to = targetize(send(loc_method, to, options))
+          copy from, to, nil, (installer_opts[:binary] || options[:binary])
         end
       end
 
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ module Compass
         "#{css_dir}/#{to}"
       end
 
-      installer :image do |to|
+      installer :image, :binary => true do |to|
         "#{images_dir}/#{to}"
       end