diff --git a/news.md b/news.md
--- a/news.md
+++ b/news.md
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 % xmobar - Release notes
 
+## Version 0.24.5 (May, 2017)
+
+_Bug fixes_
+
+  - Fix for vertical bars ([issue #303])
+
+[issue #303]: https://github.com/jaor/xmobar/issues/303
+
 ## Version 0.24.4 (April, 2017)
 
 _Infrastructure_
 
   - Whe have now an active [Travis CI setup].
 
-[Travi CI setup]: https://travis-ci.org/jaor/xmobar
+[Travis CI setup]: https://travis-ci.org/jaor/xmobar
 
 _Bug fixes_
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-% xmobar - a minimalistic status bar
-
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/jaor/xmobar.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/jaor/xmobar)
 
 # About
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@
 features, like dynamic color management, icons, output templates, and
 extensibility through plugins.
 
-This page documents xmobar 0.24.4 (see [release notes]).
+This page documents xmobar 0.24.5 (see [release notes]).
 
 [This screenshot] shows xmobar running under [sawfish], with
 antialiased fonts. And [this one] is my desktop with [xmonad] and two
@@ -753,7 +751,7 @@
         `visibility`, `skyCondition`, `tempC`, `tempF`,
 	    `dewPointC`, `dewPointF`, `rh`, `pressure`
 - Default template: `<station>: <tempC>C, rh <rh>% (<hour>)`
-- Retrieves weather information from http://weather.noaa.gov.
+- Retrieves weather information from http://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov.
 
 ### `Network Interface Args RefreshRate`
 
@@ -1604,7 +1602,7 @@
 This software is released under a BSD-style license. See [LICENSE] for
 more details.
 
-Copyright &copy; 2010-2016 Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz
+Copyright &copy; 2010-2017 Jose Antonio Ortega Ruiz
 
 Copyright &copy; 2007-2010 Andrea Rossato
 
diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 info :: String
 info = "xmobar " ++ showVersion version
         ++ "\n (C) 2007 - 2010 Andrea Rossato "
-        ++ "\n (C) 2010 - 2014 Jose A Ortega Ruiz\n "
+        ++ "\n (C) 2010 - 2017 Jose A Ortega Ruiz\n "
         ++ mail ++ "\n" ++ license
 
 mail :: String
diff --git a/src/Plugins/Monitors/Common.hs b/src/Plugins/Monitors/Common.hs
--- a/src/Plugins/Monitors/Common.hs
+++ b/src/Plugins/Monitors/Common.hs
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@
 showLogBar f v = logScaling f v >>= showPercentBar v
 
 showLogVBar :: Float -> Float -> Monitor String
-showLogVBar f v = logScaling f v >>= showPercentBar v
+showLogVBar f v = logScaling f v >>= showVerticalBar v
 
 showLogIconPattern :: Maybe IconPattern -> Float -> Float -> Monitor String
 showLogIconPattern str f v = logScaling f v >>= showIconPattern str
diff --git a/xmobar.cabal b/xmobar.cabal
--- a/xmobar.cabal
+++ b/xmobar.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:               xmobar
-version:            0.24.4
+version:            0.24.5
 homepage:           http://xmobar.org
 synopsis:           A Minimalistic Text Based Status Bar
 description: 	    Xmobar is a minimalistic text based status bar.