diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index e7708e5b..0d14aacf 100755
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 ### 2019-01-23
 * Objects, Threads: new blocks for setting and changing the stage's background color
 * Store: save stage's background color in project
+* updated German translation
 * Blocks: Tweaked rendering of C-shaped slots in predicates 
 * updated cases library blocks with new loop-arrow symbols
 * updated animation library blocks with new loop-arrow symbols, tweaked FOR block
diff --git a/locale/lang-de.js b/locale/lang-de.js
index 03902fc5..e34f55ad 100644
--- a/locale/lang-de.js
+++ b/locale/lang-de.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
     'translator_e-mail':
         'jens@moenig.org, jadga.huegle@sap.com', // optional
     'last_changed':
-        '2019-01-15', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
+        '2019-01-23', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
 
     // GUI
     // control bar:
@@ -422,10 +422,16 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
         'Stift hoch',
     'set pen color to %clr':
         'setze Stiftfarbe auf %clr',
+    'set background color to %clr':
+        'setze Hintergrundfarbe auf %clr',
     'change pen %hsva by %n':
         '\u00e4ndere Stift %hsva um %n',
+    'change background %hsva by %n':
+        '\u00e4ndere Hintergrund %hsva um %n',
     'set pen %hsva to %n':
         'setze Stift %hsva auf %n',
+    'set background %hsva to %n':
+        'setze Hintergrund %hsva auf %n',
     'change pen size by %n':
         '\u00e4ndere Stiftdicke um %n',
     'set pen size to %n':
diff --git a/snap.html b/snap.html
index 8e9ba01c..457afdea 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=2019-01-23"></script>
-        <script type="text/javascript" src="src/locale.js?version=2019-01-21"></script>
+        <script type="text/javascript" src="src/locale.js?version=2019-01-23"></script>
         <script type="text/javascript" src="src/cloud.js?version=2019-01-17"></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 d93e7c8f..e8ec590a 100644
--- a/src/locale.js
+++ b/src/locale.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /*global modules, contains*/
 
-modules.locale = '2019-January-21';
+modules.locale = '2019-January-23';
 
 // Global stuff
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
     'translator_e-mail':
         'jens@moenig.org, jadga.huegle@sap.com',
     'last_changed':
-        '2019-01-15'
+        '2019-01-23'
 };
 
 SnapTranslator.dict.it = {