diff --git a/src/homemade_speedstep.c b/src/homemade_speedstep.c
index 34286e5..b507979 100644
--- a/src/homemade_speedstep.c
+++ b/src/homemade_speedstep.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#define VERSION "1.0"
 #define POLLING_TIME 1
 #define CURGOV "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/scaling_governor"
 #define FREQS "/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/policy0/scaling_available_frequencies"
@@ -105,8 +106,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
   if (argc == 1 || comparestrings(argv[1], "-h") == 0
       || comparestrings(argv[1], "--help") == 0){
     fprintf(stderr, "usage: homemade_speedstep <max temp> <min temp>\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "       homemade_speedstep [-h | --help]\n");
-    fprintf(stderr, "       -h | --help   prints out this help message\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "       homemade_speedstep [-h | --help | -v | --version]\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "       -h | --help      prints out this help message\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "       -v | --version   prints out version number\n");
+    return 0;
+  }
+  if (comparestrings(argv[1], "-v") == 0
+      || comparestrings(argv[1], "--version") == 0){
+    fprintf(stderr, VERSION"\n");
     return 0;
   }
   /* check for correct ammount of arguments */
@@ -139,12 +146,14 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
   int stepc = countblanks(freqsfilec);
   /* create a char ** array with pointers to freq steps */
   char ** steps = malloc(sizeof(char*) * stepc);
-  int index = 0;
+  int* index = malloc(sizeof(int*));
+  *index = 0;
   int i;
   for(i = 0; i < stepc; i++){
-    index = splitstr(steps, freqsfilec, index, i);
+    *index = splitstr(steps, freqsfilec, *index, i);
   }
   /* free memory and close file */
+  free(index);
   free(freqsfilec);
   fclose(freqsfile);
   /* try to open scaling_maximum_frequency, exit on fail */
@@ -221,8 +230,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv){
       timepassed = 0;
     }
     /* check if a minute passed without step changes and temp is below minmax average */
-    if (timepassed > 60 && temperature <= (mintemp+maxtemp)/2 && curstep < stepc - 1){
-      curstep++;
+    if (timepassed > 60 && temperature <= (mintemp+maxtemp)/2 && curstep > 0){
+      curstep--;
       curmaxfile = fopen(MAXSPDPATH, "w");
       if (curmaxfile == NULL){
         fprintf(stderr, "error: couldn't open scaling_maximum_frequency\n");