diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index ee418c1c..780a11be 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 
 * **Notable Changes:**
     * 10% speed-up for reporters, WARP and TURBO
+* **Notable Fixes:**
+    * fixed a bug when changing a Boolean input slot with a default value to numerical type 
+
+### 2021-01-05
+* widgets: fixed a conversion bug when retrieving a numerical value from an input field
 
 ### 2021-01-04
 * new dev version
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 9aac2f91..c98305ae 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <link rel="icon" href="src/favicon.ico">
         <script src="src/morphic.js?version=2020-12-02"></script>
         <script src="src/symbols.js?version=2020-10-07"></script>
-        <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2020-10-06"></script>
+        <script src="src/widgets.js?version=2021-01-05"></script>
         <script src="src/blocks.js?version=2020-12-22"></script>
         <script src="src/threads.js?version=2021-01-04"></script>
         <script src="src/objects.js?version=2020-12-22"></script>
diff --git a/src/widgets.js b/src/widgets.js
index 79e5c0d8..a7207b64 100644
--- a/src/widgets.js
+++ b/src/widgets.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     written by Jens Mönig
     jens@moenig.org
 
-    Copyright (C) 2020 by Jens Mönig
+    Copyright (C) 2021 by Jens Mönig
 
     This file is part of Snap!.
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ HTMLCanvasElement, fontHeight, SymbolMorph, localize, SpeechBubbleMorph,
 ArrowMorph, MenuMorph, isString, isNil, SliderMorph, MorphicPreferences,
 ScrollFrameMorph, MenuItemMorph, Note, useBlurredShadows*/
 
-modules.widgets = '2020-October-06';
+modules.widgets = '2021-January-05';
 
 var PushButtonMorph;
 var ToggleButtonMorph;
@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ InputFieldMorph.prototype.getValue = function () {
     var num,
         contents = this.contents();
     if (this.isNumeric) {
-        num = parseFloat(contents.text);
+        num = parseFloat(contents.text.text);
         if (!isNaN(num)) {
             return num;
         }