if the message property is not available, use the default scope name
update footer properly
Revert "fix version for developer branch"

This reverts commit f168fb7edbe47c758c754c7e128a989b4037d880.
Merge pull request #41 from fhanik/rel1.2.9-amendment

Rel1.2.9 amendment
Merge branch 'releases/1.2.9'