diff --git a/blast/pBlast.eb b/blast/pBlast.eb
index 33ec9498db8b470612c551c71c58a344a8c38b42..5882c997a86553ed320a35a88ac5ed86e9a596c8 100644
--- a/blast/pBlast.eb
+++ b/blast/pBlast.eb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # easyconfigfile for the ZDV taskfarm script
 name        = 'parallel_BLAST'
-version     = '0.5.1'
+version     = '0.5'
 
 homepage    = 'https://gitlab.rlp.net/hpc-jgu-lifescience/seq-analysis/' 
 
diff --git a/blast/parallel_BLAST/LA_Wrapper b/blast/parallel_BLAST/LA_Wrapper
index 46e237dca4d4a723597c2aa5ba4674ceb1f41605..05a4ccbbd5c4a618a2f9dcb4b0825532825879f2 100755
--- a/blast/parallel_BLAST/LA_Wrapper
+++ b/blast/parallel_BLAST/LA_Wrapper
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module load bio/BLAST+/2.9.0-gompi-2019a
 
 ### setup variable for THIS script; giving absolute path if necessary
 SCRIPT="$0"
-SCRIPT_VERSION="0.5"
+SCRIPT_VERSION="0.5.1"
 
 # TODO: delete the following 3 functions, once sbcast is working
 function queue {
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ credits()
         echo "                                     - faster stage-in for reference data"
         echo "                                     - automerge for -outfmt=6"
         echo "                                     - -outfmt=6 is now the default"
+        echo "- v0.5.1 -- 29. Aug. 2019 -- numerous fixes"
         echo 
         echo "Current version is: $SCRIPT_VERSION"
         echo