diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index ebeb02c..949f62e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 #   ! = Changed something significant, or removed a feature
 #   * = Fixed a bug, or made a minor improvement
 
+--- 2.010 2012-06-17
+    * Fixed incorrect use of != instead of ne for string comparison
+      (LP: #1014243)
+
 --- 2.009 2012-02-03
   * Chomp erroneus NULLs off the end of local and authority explanations to
     work around a Mail::SPF bug (in Mail::SPF versions prior to 2.008)
diff --git a/README b/README
index b6952f3..9d8fc13 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-postfix-policyd-spf-perl 2.009
+postfix-policyd-spf-perl 2.010
 A Postfix SMTPd policy server for SPF checking
 (C) 2007-2008,2012 Scott Kitterman <scott@kitterman.com>
 (C) 2012           Allison Randal <allison@perl.org>
diff --git a/postfix-policyd-spf-perl b/postfix-policyd-spf-perl
index 1cf8d5e..cd31cf4 100755
--- a/postfix-policyd-spf-perl
+++ b/postfix-policyd-spf-perl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # postfix-policyd-spf-perl
 # http://www.openspf.org/Software
-# version 2.009
+# version 2.010
 #
 # (C) 2007-2008,2012 Scott Kitterman <scott@kitterman.com>
 # (C) 2012           Allison Randal <allison@perl.org>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #    with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #    51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-use version; our $VERSION = qv('2.009');
+use version; our $VERSION = qv('2.010');
 
 use strict;
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ while (<STDIN>) {
 sub exempt_localhost {
     my %options = @_;
     my $attr = $options{attr};
-    if ($attr->{client_address} != '') {
+    if ($attr->{client_address} ne '') {
         my $client_address = NetAddr::IP->new($attr->{client_address});
         return 'PREPEND X-Comment: SPF not applicable to localhost connection - skipped check'
             if grep($_->contains($client_address), localhost_addresses);
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ sub exempt_localhost {
 sub exempt_relay {
     my %options = @_;
     my $attr = $options{attr};
-    if ($attr->{client_address} != '') {
+    if ($attr->{client_address} ne '') {
         my $client_address = NetAddr::IP->new($attr->{client_address});
         return 'PREPEND X-Comment: SPF skipped for whitelisted relay'
             if grep($_->contains($client_address), relay_addresses);