diff --git a/bin/nostr_console.dart b/bin/nostr_console.dart
index d2869d2..5a15c7c 100644
--- a/bin/nostr_console.dart
+++ b/bin/nostr_console.dart
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Future<void> main(List<String> arguments) async {
         usersFetched = usersFetched.union(contacts).union(pTags);
         
         // get meta events of all users fetched 
-        print("getting meta for # users : ${usersFetched.length} #contacts = ${contacts.length}");
+        //print("getting meta for # users : ${usersFetched.length} #contacts = ${contacts.length}");
         getMultiUserEvents(gListRelayUrls1, usersFetched, 4 *  limitPerSubscription, getSecondsDaysAgo(limitSelfEvents*2), {0,3});
 
         // get events from channels of user
diff --git a/lib/settings.dart b/lib/settings.dart
index 9210ba3..ea48a4b 100644
--- a/lib/settings.dart
+++ b/lib/settings.dart
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 
 // name of executable
 const String exename = "nostr_console";
-const String version = "0.2.7-beta";
+const String version = "0.2.8-beta";
 
 int gDebug = 0;
 int gSpecificDebug = 0;
diff --git a/lib/tree_ds.dart b/lib/tree_ds.dart
index 361f96f..1563a38 100644
--- a/lib/tree_ds.dart
+++ b/lib/tree_ds.dart
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ class Store {
   String getTagStr(String replyToId, String clientName, [bool addAllP = false, Set<String>? extraTags = null]) {
     clientName = (clientName == "")? "nostr_console": clientName; // in case its empty 
 
-    print("extraTags = $extraTags");
+    //print("extraTags = $extraTags");
     String otherTags = "";
 
     if( extraTags != null)
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ class Store {
       otherTags += '["location","$gUserLocation"]';
     }
 
-    print("otherTags = $otherTags");
+    //print("otherTags = $otherTags");
     if( replyToId.isEmpty) {
       return otherTags.length >0 ? otherTags: '[]';
     }
diff --git a/lib/user.dart b/lib/user.dart
index add089c..98412fa 100644
--- a/lib/user.dart
+++ b/lib/user.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 
-import 'dart:io';
 import 'package:nostr_console/event_ds.dart';
 import 'package:nostr_console/utils.dart';
 
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index d58cac9..6331536 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 name: nostr_console
 description: A multi-platform nostr client built for terminal/console
-version: 0.2.7-beta
+version: 0.2.8-beta
 homepage: https://github.com/vishalxl/nostr_console 
 
 
+0.2.7
 # improved relay, fetching logic and added more default pubkeys to fetch
 # incresed user id lenth to 5, and event id len to 6 in SN
  
@@ -11,9 +12,12 @@ homepage: https://github.com/vishalxl/nostr_console
 # fixed new issue of taking longer time when file was already there
 # increased channel fetches from 2 days from half a day 
 
+0.2.8 
+
 # reduced items fetched. 23/12
 # reduced items more  evening 23/12
 # reduced more evening 23/12
+# channel fetches for 3-4 days
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=2.17.3 <3.0.0'