diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8aaca05..be0e60a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,19 @@ Very fast, header only, C++ logging library. [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.
 
 
 ## Install
-Just copy the source [folder](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/tree/master/include/spdlog) to your build tree and use a C++11 compiler
+#### Just copy the headers:
+
+* Copy the source [folder](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/tree/master/include/spdlog) to your build tree and use a C++11 compiler.
+
+#### Or use your favourite package manager:
+
+* Ubuntu: `apt-get install libspdlog-dev`
+* Homebrew: `brew install spdlog`
+* FreeBSD:  `cd /usr/ports/devel/spdlog/ && make install clean`
+* Fedora: `yum install spdlog`
+* Arch Linux: `pacman -S spdlog-git`
+* vcpkg: `vcpkg install spdlog`
+ 
 
 ## Platforms
  * Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
index 3f4e9a2c..2fefaa3c 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter_impl.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
+#include <array>
 
 namespace spdlog
 {
@@ -78,42 +79,60 @@ static int to12h(const tm& t)
 }
 
 //Abbreviated weekday name
-static const std::string days[] { "Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
+using days_array = std::array<std::string, 7>;
+static const days_array& days()
+{
+    static const days_array arr{ "Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat" };
+    return arr;
+}
 class a_formatter:public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(details::log_msg& msg, const std::tm& tm_time) override
     {
-        msg.formatted << days[tm_time.tm_wday];
+        msg.formatted << days()[tm_time.tm_wday];
     }
 };
 
 //Full weekday name
-static const std::string full_days[] { "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" };
+static const days_array& full_days()
+{
+    static const days_array arr{ "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" };
+    return arr;
+}
 class A_formatter:public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(details::log_msg& msg, const std::tm& tm_time) override
     {
-        msg.formatted << full_days[tm_time.tm_wday];
+        msg.formatted << full_days()[tm_time.tm_wday];
     }
 };
 
 //Abbreviated month
-static const std::string  months[] { "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "June", "July", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" };
+using months_array = std::array<std::string, 12>;
+static const months_array& months()
+{
+    static const months_array arr{ "Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "June", "July", "Aug", "Sept", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" };
+    return arr;
+}
 class b_formatter:public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(details::log_msg& msg, const std::tm& tm_time) override
     {
-        msg.formatted << months[tm_time.tm_mon];
+        msg.formatted << months()[tm_time.tm_mon];
     }
 };
 
 //Full month name
-static const std::string full_months[] { "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" };
+static const months_array& full_months()
+{
+    static const months_array arr{ "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" };
+    return arr;
+}
 class B_formatter:public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(details::log_msg& msg, const std::tm& tm_time) override
     {
-        msg.formatted << full_months[tm_time.tm_mon];
+        msg.formatted << full_months()[tm_time.tm_mon];
     }
 };
 
@@ -138,7 +157,7 @@ class c_formatter:public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(details::log_msg& msg, const std::tm& tm_time) override
     {
-        msg.formatted << days[tm_time.tm_wday] << ' ' << months[tm_time.tm_mon] << ' ' << tm_time.tm_mday << ' ';
+        msg.formatted << days()[tm_time.tm_wday] << ' ' << months()[tm_time.tm_mon] << ' ' << tm_time.tm_mday << ' ';
         pad_n_join(msg.formatted, tm_time.tm_hour, tm_time.tm_min, tm_time.tm_sec, ':') << ' ' << tm_time.tm_year + 1900;
     }
 };
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index b4bfc84e..6b93a7a1 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 // Copyright(c) 2015 Gabi Melman.
 // Distributed under the MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
 //
-
 // spdlog main header file.
 // see example.cpp for usage example
 
 #pragma once
 
+#define SPDLOG_VERSION "0.12.0"
+
 #include <spdlog/tweakme.h>
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
 #include <spdlog/logger.h>