diff --git a/src/delly.cpp b/src/delly.cpp
index 3ccb9f8..8662ec3 100644
--- a/src/delly.cpp
+++ b/src/delly.cpp
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   boost::program_options::options_description pem("PE options");
   pem.add_options()
     ("map-qual,q", boost::program_options::value<unsigned short>(&c.minMapQual)->default_value(0), "min. paired-end mapping quality")
-    ("mad-cutoff,s", boost::program_options::value<unsigned short>(&c.madCutoff)->default_value(5), "insert size cutoff, median+s*MAD (deletions only)")
+    ("mad-cutoff,s", boost::program_options::value<unsigned short>(&c.madCutoff)->default_value(9), "insert size cutoff, median+s*MAD (deletions only)")
     ;
 
   boost::program_options::options_description breaks("SR options");
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 6847222..835954f 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Contact: Tobias Rausch (rausch@embl.de)
 namespace torali
 {
 
-  std::string dellyVersionNumber = "0.5.9";
+  std::string dellyVersionNumber = "0.6.1";
 
   inline 
     void printTitle(std::string const& title)