diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ca83f8..9dded5c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 ## Português
 ### Aviso
-**Cuidado ao ler este readme, pois ele difere entre versões do programa. Veja sempre o arquivo readme incluído na release que você baixou. Este readme, em particular, é referente à versão 2.5-alpha9**
+**Cuidado ao ler este readme, pois ele difere entre versões do programa. Veja sempre o arquivo readme incluído na release que você baixou. Este readme, em particular, é referente à versão 2.5**
 
 **A versão atual é incompatível com o arquivo de configuração usado até a versão 2.4. Você terá que atualizar sua configuração manualmente, caso o arquivo seja de versões mais antigas. Veja o novo modelo em [configuração geral](#configuração-geral)**
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Uma boa combinação é utilizar `run_continuously` juntamente com a inicializa
 
 ## English
 ### Warning
-**Be careful when reading this readme because it differs between versions. Always read the readme file included in the release you downloaded. This particular readme refers to the version 2.5-alpha9**
+**Be careful when reading this readme because it differs between versions. Always read the readme file included in the release you downloaded. This particular readme refers to the version 2.5**
 
 **The current version is incompatible with the configuration file used until 2.4. You will need to update your configuration manually, if the file were from older versions. See the new model in [general configuration](#general-configuration)**
 
diff --git a/_about.py b/_about.py
index 59299bc..a244f05 100644
--- a/_about.py
+++ b/_about.py
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 '''
 
 name = "1D-Sync"
-version = "2.5-alpha9"
-build_date = "2018/12/11"
+version = "2.5"
+build_date = "2018/12/18"
 codename = "Ghost River"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_file.py b/_file.py
index 57a070c..89e5daf 100644
--- a/_file.py
+++ b/_file.py
@@ -253,12 +253,21 @@ def __init__(self):
 
     def load(self, path):
         try:
+            # a fail here will trigger a warning
             self.file = eyed3.load(path)
 
-            self.title = self.file.tag.title
-            self.album = self.file.tag.album
-            self.artist = self.file.tag.artist
-            self.rating = math.ceil(self.file.tag.frame_set[b'POPM'][0].rating / 51)
+            try: self.title = self.file.tag.title
+            except: self.title = "<none>"
+
+            try: self.album = self.file.tag.album
+            except: self.album = "<none>"
+
+            try:self.artist = self.file.tag.artist
+            except: self.artist = "<none>"
+
+            # this frame set can be missing if the rating is unset
+            try: self.rating = math.ceil(self.file.tag.frame_set[b'POPM'][0].rating / 51)
+            except: self.rating = 0
 
             self.loaded = True
             return True
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 37d1016..d0197ac 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * Add option to use a faster but inaccurate comparison technique, it will compare filenames only (like the early versions)
 * Fixed a bug when the program would try to validate a disabled sync, possibly logging the failure multiple times
 * The email now contains the complete execution log
+* Fixed a bug when trying to read a mp3 tag that wasn't present on the file will trigger a warning - now only failing to load the file will do so
 
 2.4 - Fear of the Dark
 This release focuses on making selection conditions more versatile by using a logical expression analyzer (a very simple one, don't expect too much) available as a separate project in https://github.com/1deterministic/Simple-Logical-Expression-Analyzer