diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c22a010..53ceb69 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "img2irc-rs"
-version = "1.3.0"
+version = "1.3.1"
 authors = ["waveplate"]
 github = "https://github.com/waveplate/img2irc"
 repository = "https://github.com/waveplate/img2irc"
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ path = "src/main.rs"
 [dependencies]
 tokio = { version = "1", features = ["rt", "rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 reqwest = "0.11.14"
-photon-rs = { version = "0.3.2", default-features = false, git = "https://github.com/silvia-odwyer/photon", rev = "3b72d357848cd76be9363e87ad0cd02a19b988d2" }
-#photon-rs = "0.3.2"
+photon-rs = "0.3.3"
 clap = { version = "4.2.0", features = ["cargo", "derive"] }
 url = "2.3.1"
 atty = "0.2.14"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04fb86e..cd0545d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-### img2irc (1.3.0)
+### img2irc (1.3.1)
 
 *img2irc* is a premiere command-line utility which converts images to irc/ansi art, with a lot of post-processing filters
 
-`$ img2irc https://i.imgur.com/B9syzEm.png --render ansi --blocks --width 132 --contrast 50 --nograyscale`
+`$ img2irc https://i.imgur.com/WWSl2Sb.png --render ansi --blocks --width 132 --contrast 50 --nograyscale`
 
 >  
 >![img2irc block example](https://i.imgur.com/B9syzEm.png)
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   installs `img2irc` to `/usr/local/bin`
 
-      curl -sL https://github.com/waveplate/img2irc/releases/download/v1.3.0/img2irc-1.3.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz | sudo tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin img2irc-1.3.0/img2irc
+      curl -sL https://github.com/waveplate/img2irc/releases/download/v1.3.1/img2irc-1.3.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz | sudo tar -xzf - --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin img2irc-1.3.1/img2irc
 
   statically linked with musl, works on all x86_64 linux platforms
 
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index bb47bdb..38ce188 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ pub struct Args {
     pub filter: SamplingFilter,
 
     /// rotate degrees
-    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 0)]
-    pub rotate: i32,
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 0.00)]
+    pub rotate: f32,
 
     /// flip horizontal
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
diff --git a/src/effects.rs b/src/effects.rs
index ad9a540..cb0f7fe 100644
--- a/src/effects.rs
+++ b/src/effects.rs
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ pub fn apply_effects(
 ) -> PhotonImage {
     let (width, height) = calculate_dimensions(args, &photon_image);
         
-    if args.rotate != 0 {
-        photon_image = rotate(&photon_image, args.rotate as i32);
+    if args.rotate != 0.00 {
+        photon_image = rotate(&photon_image, args.rotate);
     }
 
     if args.fliph {
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ pub fn apply_effects(
 pub fn apply_luma_effects(args: &args::Args, mut photon_image: PhotonImage) -> PhotonImage {
     let (width, height) = calculate_dimensions(args, &photon_image);
 
-    if args.rotate != 0 {
+    if args.rotate != 0.00 {
         photon_image = rotate(&photon_image, args.rotate);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 492f940..42be167 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ async fn main() {
             let canvas_luma = draw::AnsiImage::new(image_luma.clone());
             let canvas_chroma = draw::AnsiImage::new(image_chroma.clone());
 
-            eprintln!("Render mode: {:?}", args.render);
-
             if args.braille {
                 // Braille rendering
                 match args.render {