diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6b9d0bc..1eeeefd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,16 +17,15 @@ The package allows you to benefit from the nice color box handling and alignment
 
 ### LaTeX requirements:
 
- * [beamer class](http://bitbucket.org/rivanvx/beamer/downloads) (all examples with beamer v.3.07 - Note: with beamer 3.10 do NOT use option hyperref={pdfpagelabels=false})
- * [fp package](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/fp/)
- * [xkeyval package](http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/xkeyval/) (in a version supporting choice keys, e.g. v2.5f)
- * [type1cm package](http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/type1cm/) for scalable and huge math fonts
- * [paralist package](http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/paralist/)
+ * [beamer class](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/beamer) (all examples with beamer v.3.07 - Note: with beamer 3.10 do NOT use option hyperref={pdfpagelabels=false})
+ * [fp package](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fp)
+ * [xkeyval package](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/xkeyval) (in a version supporting choice keys, e.g. v2.5f)
+ * [type1cm package](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/type1cm) for scalable and huge math fonts
+ * [paralist package](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/paralist)
 
-The beamerposter package is available from CTAN (currently in an outdated version):
+The beamerposter package is available from CTAN:
 
- * CTAN release: http://tug.ctan.org/cgi-bin/ctanPackageInformation.py?id=beamerposter
- * see also http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/beamerposter/
+ * CTAN release: http://www.ctan.org/pkg/beamerposter
 
 We received so many congratulations and also interesting questions about the beamerposter package that we created a [beamerposter googlegroup](http://groups.google.com/group/beamerposter). Feel free to post your questions, source files, templates, or new style files there.
 
diff --git a/beamerposter.sty b/beamerposter.sty
index 798cc77..a53f9a8 100644
--- a/beamerposter.sty
+++ b/beamerposter.sty
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 %
 \def\beamerposter@name{beamerposter}
 \def\beamerposter@version{1.12}
-\def\beamerposter@date{2010/11/18}
+\def\beamerposter@date{2015/04/21}
 \def\beamerposter@msg{latex-beamer poster extension}
 \def\beamerposter@releaseinfo{\beamerposter@date \space v.\beamerposter@version \space \beamerposter@msg}
 \def\beamerposter@Error#1#2{\PackageError{\beamerposter@name}{#1}{#2}}
diff --git a/beamerposter.tex b/beamerposter.tex
index 63536fc..dcd7f54 100644
--- a/beamerposter.tex
+++ b/beamerposter.tex
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 \addtokomafont{title}{\rmfamily}
 
 \title{The \textsf{beamerposter} package}
-\author{Philippe Dreuw}
+\author{Philippe Dreuw, Thomas Deselaers}
 \date{2008/03/11}
 
 
diff --git a/bundle_for_upload.sh b/bundle_for_upload.sh
index 93c49ee..b8180fc 100644
--- a/bundle_for_upload.sh
+++ b/bundle_for_upload.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 mkdir beamerposter
 cp README.md beamerposter.tex beamerposter.sty examples/00/example.tex beamerposter
 cd beamerposter
+mv README.md README
 pdflatex beamerposter
 rm beamerposter.aux beamerposter.log 
 cd ..