diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 66a27c1..98e5af6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-January 30 2025
+February 02 2025
diff --git a/doc/CHANGES b/doc/CHANGES
index ebd9e46..7eb9ee0 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGES
+++ b/doc/CHANGES
@@ -15588,3 +15588,29 @@ notes (including pitchbends) present in the midi file. This is
 useful for checking the accuracy of abc2midi or the abc notation
 representation.
 
+
+February 02 2025
+
+abc2midi 
+
+X:2
+T: treble bug
+M:6/8
+K:G treble-8
+cCdDeE|
+
+abc2midi shifts the notes down by 2 octaves instead of 1
+
+Fix: in pitchof_b in store.c
+recanted the replacement of
+ if (v->octaveshift == 0) {   /*[JA] 2021-05-21 */
+    octave = xoctave + clef->octave_offset;
+  } else {
+    octave = xoctave + v->octaveshift;
+  }
+for
+  octave = clef->octave_offset + v->octaveshift + xoctave;  /*[SS] 2024-03-02*/
+
+(clef->octave_offset and v->octaveshift are both -1. We want to apply
+only one of those.)
+
diff --git a/doc/readme.txt b/doc/readme.txt
index e5dce86..546e746 100644
--- a/doc/readme.txt
+++ b/doc/readme.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 abcMIDI :   abc <-> MIDI conversion utilities
 
 midi2abc version 3.61 January 22 2025
-abc2midi version 4.99 January 12 2025
+abc2midi version 5.00 February 12 2025
 abc2abc  version 2.22 April 30 2024
 yaps     version 1.94 April 30 2024
 abcmatch version 1.83 February 19 2024
diff --git a/store.c b/store.c
index 3d4dc5f..2fcb232 100755
--- a/store.c
+++ b/store.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int main()
 
 */
 
-#define VERSION "4.99 January 12 2025 abc2midi" 
+#define VERSION "5.00 February 02 2025 abc2midi" 
 
 /* enables reading V: indication in header */
 #define XTEN1 1
@@ -3824,6 +3824,7 @@ if (!microtone) *pitchbend = bend; /* don't override microtone */
  if (comma53) fprintf(fc53,"%c%d ",note,octave+4);
 #endif
 */
+/*printf("note = %c accidental= %c pitch = %d bend = %d\n",note,accidental,pitch,bend);*/
  if (comma53) convert_to_comma53 (acc,  &pitch, pitchbend); 
  microtone = 0; /* [SS] 2014-01-25 */
  setmicrotone.num = 0; /* [SS] 2014-01-25 */
@@ -4298,15 +4299,17 @@ int xoctave, n, m;
   };
   if (gracenotes && ignore_gracenotes) return; /* [SS] 2010-01-08 */
 
-/* [SS] 2024-03-02
-  printf("clef->octave_offset = %d v->octaveshift = %d\n",clef->octave_offset,v->octaveshift);
-  if (v->octaveshift == 0) {   [JA] 2021-05-21 
+/* [SS] 2024-03-02 2025-02-02 don't apply both clef->octave_offset and
+   v->octaveshift
+*/
+  //printf("clef->octave_offset = %d v->octaveshift = %d\n",clef->octave_offset,v->octaveshift);
+  if (v->octaveshift == 0) {   /*[JA] 2021-05-21 */
     octave = xoctave + clef->octave_offset;
   } else {
     octave = xoctave + v->octaveshift;
   }
-*/
-  octave = clef->octave_offset + v->octaveshift + xoctave;  /*[SS] 2024-03-02*/
+
+//  octave = clef->octave_offset + v->octaveshift + xoctave;  /*[SS] 2024-03-02*/
   num = n;
   denom = m;
   if (v->inchord) v->chordcount = v->chordcount + 1;