diff --git a/defaults.inc b/defaults.inc
index 40c69355..04c82853 100755
--- a/defaults.inc
+++ b/defaults.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-VERS='2.5.278-02062024'
+VERS='2.5.279-02072024'
 
 noheader=' update service dailytemp confsync -r -report '