diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index c7f31687..32bb66fb 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 * Objects, Blocks, Threads, GUI, Store: added third color dimension and transparency to pen
 * renamed help screens for "setHue" to "setPenHSVA" and "changeHue" to "changePenHSVA"
 * pushed dev version to 4.2.3
+* updated German translation
 
 ### 2019-01-01
 * Morphic: added HSL color conversion support
diff --git a/locale/lang-de.js b/locale/lang-de.js
index 55ef8484..f100c6eb 100644
--- a/locale/lang-de.js
+++ b/locale/lang-de.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     written by Jens Mönig
 
-    Copyright (C) 2018 by Jens Mönig
+    Copyright (C) 2019 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':
-        '2018-12-28', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
+        '2019-01-02', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
 
     // GUI
     // control bar:
@@ -422,14 +422,10 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
         'Stift hoch',
     'set pen color to %clr':
         'setze Stiftfarbe auf %clr',
-    'change pen color by %n':
-        '\u00e4ndere Stiftfarbe um %n',
-    'set pen color to %n':
-        'setze Stiftfarbe auf %n',
-    'change pen shade by %n':
-        '\u00e4ndere Farbst\u00e4rke um %n',
-    'set pen shade to %n':
-        'setze Farbst\u00e4rke auf %n',
+    'change pen %hsva by %n':
+        '\u00e4ndere Stift %hsva um %n',
+    'set pen %hsva to %n':
+        'setze Stift %hsva auf %n',
     'change pen size by %n':
         '\u00e4ndere Stiftdicke um %n',
     'set pen size to %n':
@@ -1483,7 +1479,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
         'neuen Klang aufnehmen',
     
 
-    // graphical effects
+    // graphical effects, pen color
     'color':
         'Farbe',
     'fisheye':
@@ -1498,6 +1494,8 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
         'Sättigung',
     'brightness':
         'Helligeit',
+    'transparency':
+        'Transparenz',
     'ghost':
         'Durchsichtigkeit',
     'negative':
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 3bbb2242..40a1ab5d 100755
--- a/snap.html
+++ b/snap.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <script type="text/javascript" src="src/sketch.js?version=2018-10-02"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="src/xml.js?version=2018-11-12"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="src/store.js?version=2019-01-02"></script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="src/locale.js?version=2018-12-28"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="src/locale.js?version=2019-01-02"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="src/cloud.js?version=2018-11-28"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="src/sha512.js?version=2018-10-02"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="src/FileSaver.min.js?version=2018-10-02"></script>
diff --git a/src/locale.js b/src/locale.js
index d9af009b..cdfeb3e9 100644
--- a/src/locale.js
+++ b/src/locale.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     written by Jens Mönig
 
-    Copyright (C) 2018 by Jens Mönig
+    Copyright (C) 2019 by Jens Mönig
 
     This file is part of Snap!.
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /*global modules, contains*/
 
-modules.locale = '2018-December-28';
+modules.locale = '2019-January-02';
 
 // Global stuff
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
     'translator_e-mail':
         'jens@moenig.org, jadga.huegle@sap.com',
     'last_changed':
-        '2018-12-28'
+        '2019-02-02'
 };
 
 SnapTranslator.dict.it = {