diff --git a/common.pri b/common.pri
index 0e26197..d3d2e26 100644
--- a/common.pri
+++ b/common.pri
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ RCC_DIR        = $${ARCH_DIR}/$${BUILD_TYPE}/rcc
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR = 1
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR = 4
-LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 97
+LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE = 98
 
 LIMEREPORT_VERSION = '$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MAJOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_MINOR}.$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION_RELEASE}'
 DEFINES *= LIMEREPORT_VERSION_STR=\\\"$${LIMEREPORT_VERSION}\\\"
diff --git a/limereport/bands/lrpagefooter.cpp b/limereport/bands/lrpagefooter.cpp
index a6b304f..68b9f0a 100644
--- a/limereport/bands/lrpagefooter.cpp
+++ b/limereport/bands/lrpagefooter.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ PageFooter::PageFooter(QObject *owner, QGraphicsItem *parent)
 {
         setBandTypeText( tr("Page Footer") );
         setMarkerColor(bandColor());
+        setAutoHeight(false);
 }
 
 BaseDesignIntf *PageFooter::createSameTypeItem(QObject *owner, QGraphicsItem *parent)
diff --git a/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp b/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
index ada065d..2d70895 100644
--- a/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrreportrender.cpp
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ void ReportRender::startNewPage(bool isFirst)
 
     renderPageHeader(m_patternPageItem);
 
-    m_pageFooterHeight = calcPageFooterHeight(m_patternPageItem);
+    m_pageFooterHeight = calcPageFooterHeight(m_patternPageItem)+2;
     m_maxHeightByColumn[m_currentColumn] -= m_pageFooterHeight;
     m_currentIndex=10;
     m_dataAreaSize = m_maxHeightByColumn[m_currentColumn];