diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e94c26a..4338520 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 
 # CHANGELOG
 
+## HEAD | 2.1.1 | 21.06.2017
+* add `--hard` to rewrite flush to make sure .htaccess file is generated (Thanks to @XedinUnknown)
+
 ## 2.1.0 | 21.06.2017
 * update setup for Scotch Box 3.0 (re-install WP-CLI for php7)
 * update default plugin list: remove yoast, add the-seo-framework (see https://roots.io/weve-migrated-from-yoast-seo/)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ebda0b5..53e051f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ![Screenshot](http://files.flurinduerst.ch/wpdistillery/wpdistillery_logo.png)
 
-**Version 2.1.0** (21.06.2017) - fully compatible with Scotch Box 3.0
+**Version 2.1.1** (22.08.2017)
+
+Since V2.1.0 WPDistillery is fully compatible with Scotch Box 3.0
 
 [wpdistillery.org](https://wpdistillery.org)
 
diff --git a/wpdistillery/wpdistillery.sh b/wpdistillery/wpdistillery.sh
index a1ab539..6975a62 100644
--- a/wpdistillery/wpdistillery.sh
+++ b/wpdistillery/wpdistillery.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Author: Flurin Dürst
 # URL: https://wpdistillery.org
 #
-# File version 1.7.0
+# File version 1.7.1
 
 # ERROR Handler
 # ask user to continue on error
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ if $CONF_setup_settings ; then
   wp option update timezone_string $CONF_timezone
   printf "» permalink structure:\n"
   wp rewrite structure "$CONF_wpsettings_permalink_structure"
-  wp rewrite flush
+  wp rewrite flush --hard
   printf "» description:\n"
   wp option update blogdescription "$CONF_wpsettings_description"
   printf "» image sizes:\n"