diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yaml
index 5cd9901..82ed46b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-ci.yaml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run cargo-tarpaulin
         uses: actions-rs/tarpaulin@v0.1
         with:
-          version: '0.18.0'
+          version: '0.19.1'
           timeout: '240'
           args: '-- --test-threads 1'
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 18bdd1d..8c4aac6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-ENV VERSION=0.8.4
+ENV VERSION=0.8.5
 ENV RELEASE=nanoq-${VERSION}-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz
 
 RUN apk update && apk add --no-cache wget
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index f61063b..ca13703 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub struct Cli {
     #[structopt(short = "w", long, value_name = "FLOAT", default_value = "0")]
     pub max_qual: f32,
 
-    /// Verbose output statistics [multiple up to -vvv]  
+    /// Verbose output statistics [multiple, up to -vvv]  
     #[structopt(
         short,
         long,
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ pub struct Cli {
     )]
     pub verbose: u64,
 
+    /// Header for summary output
+    #[structopt(short = "H", long)]
+    pub header: bool,
+
     /// Number of top reads in verbose summary.  
     #[structopt(short, long, value_name = "INT", default_value = "5")]
     pub top: usize,
 
-    /// Summary statistics report
+    /// Summary statistics report.
     #[structopt(short, long)]
     pub stats: bool,
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4d06585..c000346 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let mut read_set = ReadSet::new(read_lengths, read_qualities);
 
     read_set
-        .summary(&cli.verbose, cli.top)
+        .summary(&cli.verbose, cli.top, cli.header)
         .context("unable to get summary")?;
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/needlecast.rs b/src/needlecast.rs
index 1bfbe81..4639939 100644
--- a/src/needlecast.rs
+++ b/src/needlecast.rs
@@ -256,17 +256,69 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn needlecast_filter_length_fq_ok() {
+    fn needlecast_filter_max_fq_ok() {
         use structopt::StructOpt;
 
         let cli = Cli::from_iter(&["nanoq", "-i", "tests/cases/test_ok.fq", "-o", "/dev/null"]);
         let mut caster = NeedleCast::new(&cli);
+        let (read_lengths, read_quals) = caster.filter(0, 3, 0.0, 0.0).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(read_lengths, vec![]);
+        assert_eq!(read_quals, vec![]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn needlecast_filter_length_fq_ok() {
+        use structopt::StructOpt;
+
+        let cli = Cli::from_iter(&["nanoq", "-i", "tests/cases/test_len.fq", "-o", "/dev/null"]);
+        let mut caster = NeedleCast::new(&cli);
         let (read_lengths, read_quals) = caster.filter_length(0, 0).unwrap();
 
+        assert_eq!(read_lengths, vec![4, 8]);
+        assert_eq!(read_quals, vec![]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn needlecast_filter_length_max_fq_ok() {
+        use structopt::StructOpt;
+
+        let cli = Cli::from_iter(&["nanoq", "-i", "tests/cases/test_len.fq", "-o", "/dev/null"]);
+
+        let mut caster = NeedleCast::new(&cli);
+        let (read_lengths, read_quals) = caster.filter_length(0, 3).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(read_lengths, vec![]);
+        assert_eq!(read_quals, vec![]);
+
+        // NeedleCast struct has to be initiated again to reset filter length parameters
+        let mut caster = NeedleCast::new(&cli);
+        let (read_lengths, read_quals) = caster.filter_length(0, 5).unwrap();
+
         assert_eq!(read_lengths, vec![4]);
         assert_eq!(read_quals, vec![]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn needlecast_filter_length_min_fq_ok() {
+        use structopt::StructOpt;
+
+        let cli = Cli::from_iter(&["nanoq", "-i", "tests/cases/test_len.fq", "-o", "/dev/null"]);
+
+        let mut caster = NeedleCast::new(&cli);
+        let (read_lengths, read_quals) = caster.filter_length(5, 0).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(read_lengths, vec![8]);
+        assert_eq!(read_quals, vec![]);
+
+        // NeedleCast struct has to be initiated again to reset filter length parameters
+        let mut caster = NeedleCast::new(&cli);
+        let (read_lengths, read_quals) = caster.filter_length(4, 0).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(read_lengths, vec![4, 8]);
+        assert_eq!(read_quals, vec![]);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn needlecast_filter_fa_ok() {
         use structopt::StructOpt;
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 497b242..e4c490c 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -85,13 +85,24 @@ impl ReadSet {
     /// )
     /// read_set.summary(0, 3);
     /// ```
-    pub fn summary(&mut self, verbosity: &u64, top: usize) -> Result<(), UtilityError> {
+    pub fn summary(
+        &mut self,
+        verbosity: &u64,
+        top: usize,
+        header: bool,
+    ) -> Result<(), UtilityError> {
         let length_range = self.range_length();
 
         match verbosity {
             &0 => {
+                let head = match header {
+                    true => "reads bases n50 longest shortest mean_length median_length mean_quality median_quality\n",
+                    false => ""
+                };
+
                 eprintdoc! {
-                    "{reads} {bases} {n50} {longest} {shortest} {mean} {median} {meanq:.1} {medianq:.1}\n",
+                    "{head}{reads} {bases} {n50} {longest} {shortest} {mean} {median} {meanq:.1} {medianq:.1}\n",
+                    head = head,
                     reads = self.reads(),
                     bases = self.bases(),
                     n50 = self.n50(),
@@ -661,12 +672,12 @@ mod tests {
         read_set_odd.print_ranking(3);
         read_set_odd.print_ranking(5);
 
-        read_set_odd.summary(&0, 5).unwrap();
-        read_set_odd.summary(&1, 5).unwrap();
-        read_set_odd.summary(&2, 5).unwrap();
-        read_set_odd.summary(&3, 5).unwrap();
+        read_set_odd.summary(&0, 5, false).unwrap();
+        read_set_odd.summary(&1, 5, false).unwrap();
+        read_set_odd.summary(&2, 5, false).unwrap();
+        read_set_odd.summary(&3, 5, false).unwrap();
 
-        let error = read_set_odd.summary(&4, 5).unwrap_err();
+        let error = read_set_odd.summary(&4, 5, false).unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(error, UtilityError::InvalidVerbosity("4".to_string()));
     }
 
@@ -679,7 +690,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         read_set_noqual.print_thresholds();
         read_set_noqual.print_ranking(3);
-        read_set_noqual.summary(&3, 3).unwrap();
+        read_set_noqual.summary(&3, 3, false).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -693,7 +704,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         read_set_none.print_thresholds();
         read_set_none.print_ranking(3);
-        read_set_none.summary(&3, 3).unwrap();
+        read_set_none.summary(&3, 3, false).unwrap();
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -709,6 +720,31 @@ mod tests {
 
         read_set_none.print_thresholds();
         read_set_none.print_ranking(3);
-        read_set_none.summary(&3, 3).unwrap();
+        read_set_none.summary(&3, 3, false).unwrap();
+    }
+    // These tests are not testing for the correct stderr output,
+    // does not seem possible with libtest at the moment:
+    //  * https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/42474
+    //  * https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/40298
+    #[test]
+    fn summary_output_ok() {
+        use float_eq::float_eq;
+
+        let mut read_set_none = ReadSet::new(vec![10], vec![8.0]);
+        assert_eq!(read_set_none.mean_length(), 10);
+        assert_eq!(read_set_none.median_length(), 10);
+        float_eq!(read_set_none.mean_quality(), 8.0, abs <= f32::EPSILON);
+        float_eq!(read_set_none.median_quality(), 8.0, abs <= f32::EPSILON);
+        assert_eq!(read_set_none.range_length(), [10, 10]);
+
+        read_set_none.print_thresholds();
+        read_set_none.print_ranking(3);
+        read_set_none.summary(&3, 3, false).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn summary_header_stderr_ok() {
+        let mut read_set_none = ReadSet::new(vec![10], vec![8.0]);
+        read_set_none.summary(&0, 3, true).unwrap();
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/test_len.fq b/tests/cases/test_len.fq
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06f235a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/test_len.fq
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+@id1
+ACTG
++
+IIII
+@id2
+ACTGACTG
++
+IIIIIIII