diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 907d690a..4a6cc879 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
   <div id="loading">
     <div id="titleName"><t data-t="titleName">Azgaar's</t></div>
     <div id="title"><t data-t="title">Fantasy Map Generator</t></div>
-    <div id="version"><t data-t="version">v. </t>1.61</div>
+    <div id="version"><t data-t="version">v. </t>1.62</div>
     <p id="loading-text"><t data-t="loading">LOADING</t><span>.</span><span>.</span><span>.</span></p>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 1b64d1a2..23617a39 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // https://github.com/Azgaar/Fantasy-Map-Generator
 
 "use strict";
-const version = "1.61"; // generator version
+const version = "1.62"; // generator version
 document.title += " v" + version;
 
 // Switches to disable/enable logging features
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const WARN = 1;
 const ERROR = 1;
 
 // if map version is not stored, clear localStorage and show a message
-if (rn(localStorage.getItem("version"), 2) !== rn(version, 2)) {
+if (rn(localStorage.getItem("version"), 1) !== rn(version, 1)) {
   localStorage.clear();
   setTimeout(showWelcomeMessage, 8000);
 }
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ function showWelcomeMessage() {
       <li>Lakes now have names</li>
       <li>Rulers rework (v1.61)</li>
       <li>New ocean pattern by Kiwiroo (v1.61)</li>
+      <li>Water erosion rework (v1.62)</li>
     </ul>
 
     <p>Join our ${discord} and ${reddit} to ask questions, share maps, discuss the Generator and Worlbuilding, report bugs and propose new features.</p>