diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index f93237b0..f88f2319 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
     * fixed a postMessage glitch in the API, thanks, Bernat!
 * **Translation Updates:**
     * Tamil, thanks, Barthdry!
+    * German
 
 ### 2021-01-26
 * threads: handle single values as greyscale when constructing a costume from a pixel list
 * threads, objects experimental "column _ of _" reporter relabelling option for "item _ of _"
 * threads, objects experimental "width of _" reporter relabelling option for "length of _"
+* updated German translation (with experimental block specs)
 
 ### 2021-01-25
 * threads: hyperized image attribute reporter primitive (monadic)
diff --git a/locale/lang-de.js b/locale/lang-de.js
index 04328e8b..21be8a2a 100644
--- a/locale/lang-de.js
+++ b/locale/lang-de.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     written by Jens Mönig
 
-    Copyright (C) 2020 by Jens Mönig
+    Copyright (C) 2021 by Jens Mönig
 
     This file is part of Snap!.
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
     'translator_e-mail':
         'jens@moenig.org, jadga.huegle@sap.com', // optional
     'last_changed':
-        '2020-12-21', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
+        '2021-01-26', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
 
     // GUI
     // control bar:
@@ -795,10 +795,14 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
         '%s am Anfang von %l',
     'item %idx of %l':
         'Element %idx von %l',
+    'column %idx of %l':
+        'Spalte %idx von %l',
     'all but first of %l':
         'alles au\u00dfer dem ersten von %l',
     'length of %l':
         'L\u00e4nge von %l',
+    'width of %l':
+        'Breite von %l',
     '%l contains %s':
         '%l enth\u00e4lt %s',
     'thing':
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 8135a6d2..d4f5cedd 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <script src="src/maps.js?version=2020-03-25"></script>
         <script src="src/xml.js?version=2020-04-27"></script>
         <script src="src/store.js?version=2020-12-11"></script>
-        <script src="src/locale.js?version=2021-01-25"></script>
+        <script src="src/locale.js?version=2021-01-26"></script>
         <script src="src/cloud.js?version=2020-10-21"></script>
         <script src="src/api.js?version=2021-01-25"></script>
         <script src="src/sha512.js?version=2019-06-27"></script>
diff --git a/src/locale.js b/src/locale.js
index 0d12cce5..d38e5edc 100644
--- a/src/locale.js
+++ b/src/locale.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 /*global modules, contains*/
 
-modules.locale = '2021-January-25';
+modules.locale = '2021-January-26';
 
 // Global stuff
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
     'translator_e-mail':
         'jens@moenig.org, jadga.huegle@sap.com',
     'last_changed':
-        '2020-12-21'
+        '2021-01-26'
 };
 
 SnapTranslator.dict.it = {