diff --git a/doc/CHANGELOG.md b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
index b8152ce7..4b8aaf89 100644
--- a/doc/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/doc/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ software or firmware builds or that the documentation is consistent.
 The full set of tests is only run for tagged releases.
 
 ### Summary
+- xviv_msg_filter: allow {yyyy.x} tags (in addition to ranges)
 
 <!-- --------------------------------------------------------------------- -->
 ---
@@ -28,11 +29,12 @@ The full set of tests is only run for tagged releases.
 - The license disclaimers in the source files referred so far to GPL V2 or later
   They are now consistent with the License.txt file, which refers to GPL V3.
 - Add Digilent Cmod A7 (35 die size) support
+- Add [INSTALL_quickstart](INSTALL_quickstart.md)
 - get vivado 2017.1 ready
 - Added Unix 7th Edition oskit; rename 5th Edition kit
   - u5ed_rk: renamed from unix-v5_rk
   - u7ed_rp: added, very preliminary, boots on CmodA7, further testing needed
-  
+
 ### New features
 - Add Digilent Cmod A7 (35 die size) support
   - general board support
diff --git a/tools/bin/xviv_msg_filter b/tools/bin/xviv_msg_filter
index 0a916d4c..fac95af4 100755
--- a/tools/bin/xviv_msg_filter
+++ b/tools/bin/xviv_msg_filter
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
-# $Id: xviv_msg_filter 985 2018-01-03 08:59:40Z mueller $
+# $Id: xviv_msg_filter 1039 2018-08-12 10:04:09Z mueller $
 #
-# Copyright 2016-2017 by Walter F.J. Mueller <W.F.J.Mueller@gsi.de>
+# Copyright 2016-2018 by Walter F.J. Mueller <W.F.J.Mueller@gsi.de>
 #
 # This program is free software; you may redistribute and/or modify it under
 # the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 #
 #  Revision History:
 # Date         Rev Version  Comment
-# 2017-06-06   909   1,1    add version-range tags
+# 2018-08-11  1039   1.1.1  allow {yyyy.x} tags (in addition to ranges)
+# 2017-06-06   909   1.1    add version-range tags
 # 2016-06-04   772   1.0    Initial version
 #
 
@@ -223,6 +224,12 @@ sub read_mfs {
 
     next unless $intyp;                     # only process relevant lines
 
+    if (m/\{(\d{4}\.\d)}/) {                # {ver} tag found
+      $vermin = $1;
+      $vermax = $1;
+      next;
+    }
+
     if (m/\{(\d{4}\.\d)?:(\d{4}\.\d)?\}/) {  # {vermin:varmax} tag found
       $vermin = (defined $1) ? $1 : "0000.0";
       $vermax = (defined $2) ? $2 : "9999.9";