diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index f892aa2..7594a46 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Revision history for Perl extension NetAddr::IP
 
+4.026  Sat Mar  7 16:35:33 PST 2009
+        make the compiler test check the environment for
+        CC before using Perl's default compiler
+
 4.025  Sat Mar  7 16:15:18 PST 2009
 	revised compiler test in Makefile.PL for Util v1.29
 	to accomodate picky Solaris "cc"
diff --git a/IP.pm b/IP.pm
index b6ea052..3b89a8a 100644
--- a/IP.pm
+++ b/IP.pm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use strict;
 #use diagnostics;
 use NetAddr::IP::Lite 1.13 qw(Zero Zeros Ones V4mask V4net);
-use NetAddr::IP::Util 1.28 qw(
+use NetAddr::IP::Util 1.30 qw(
 	sub128
 	inet_aton
 	inet_any2n
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 @ISA = qw(Exporter NetAddr::IP::Lite);
 
-$VERSION = do { sprintf " %d.%03d", (q$Revision: 4.25 $ =~ /\d+/g) };
+$VERSION = do { sprintf " %d.%03d", (q$Revision: 4.26 $ =~ /\d+/g) };
 
 =pod
 
diff --git a/Lite/Util/Changes b/Lite/Util/Changes
index 179a6b5..2aa2ca7 100644
--- a/Lite/Util/Changes
+++ b/Lite/Util/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 Revision history for Perl extension NetAddr::IP::Util
 
+1.30  Sat Mar  7 16:35:33 PST 2009
+	make the compiler test check the environment for
+	CC before using Perl's default compiler
+
 1.29  Sat Mar  7 16:15:18 PST 2009
 	revised compiler test in Makefile.PL for Util v1.29
 	to accomodate picky Solaris "cc"
diff --git a/Lite/Util/Makefile.PL b/Lite/Util/Makefile.PL
index 7d5ab82..1cf53d9 100644
--- a/Lite/Util/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Lite/Util/Makefile.PL
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@
     return;
   }
 
-  my $command = qq|$Config{ccname} compile.c -o compile.output|;
+  my $CC = $ENV{CC} || $Config{ccname};
+  my $command = qq|$CC compile.c -o compile.output|;
 
   print F <<'EOF';
 int main() { return 0; }
diff --git a/Lite/Util/Util.pm b/Lite/Util/Util.pm
index fc01bf8..3fcd3bc 100644
--- a/Lite/Util/Util.pm
+++ b/Lite/Util/Util.pm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 @ISA = qw(Exporter DynaLoader);
 
-$VERSION = do { my @r = (q$Revision: 1.29 $ =~ /\d+/g); sprintf "%d."."%02d" x $#r, @r };
+$VERSION = do { my @r = (q$Revision: 1.30 $ =~ /\d+/g); sprintf "%d."."%02d" x $#r, @r };
 
 @EXPORT_OK = qw(
 	inet_aton
diff --git a/META.yml b/META.yml
index c196a3a..957b7a3 100644
--- a/META.yml
+++ b/META.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- #YAML:1.0
 name:                NetAddr-IP
-version:             4.025
+version:             4.026
 abstract:            Manages IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and subnets
 license:             ~
 author: