diff --git a/.github/workflows/awsfulltest.yml b/.github/workflows/awsfulltest.yml
index dd5acbf..3d60a62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/awsfulltest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/awsfulltest.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: octokit/request-action@v2.x
         id: check_approvals
+        if: github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch'
         with:
           route: GET /repos/${{ github.repository }}/pulls/${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}/reviews
         env:
diff --git a/.nf-core.yml b/.nf-core.yml
index 84c59be..875c078 100644
--- a/.nf-core.yml
+++ b/.nf-core.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ template:
   outdir: .
   skip_features:
     - igenomes
-  version: 2.4.0dev
+  version: 2.4.0
 update: null
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 950287d..7594ac2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### `Dependencies`
 
+| Tool      | Previous version | New version |
+| --------- | ---------------- | ----------- |
+| Dfast     | 1.2.20           | 1.3.2       |
+| Unicycler | 0.4.8            | 0.5.0       |
+
 ### `Deprecated`
 
 ## v2.3.1 nf-core/bacass: "Navy Iron Oyster" 2024/06/24
diff --git a/conf/base.config b/conf/base.config
index 5dc3f9e..bad115d 100644
--- a/conf/base.config
+++ b/conf/base.config
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ process {
     time   = { 4.h    * task.attempt }
 
     errorStrategy = { task.exitStatus in ((130..145) + 104) ? 'retry' : 'finish' }
-    maxRetries    = 1
+    maxRetries    = 3
     maxErrors     = '-1'
 
     // Process-specific resource requirements
diff --git a/conf/modules.config b/conf/modules.config
index 0324168..7b0bc4a 100644
--- a/conf/modules.config
+++ b/conf/modules.config
@@ -299,9 +299,6 @@ if (!params.skip_fastp) {
 if (!params.skip_kmerfinder) {
     process {
         withName: '.*:.*:KMERFINDER_SUBWORKFLOW:KMERFINDER' {
-            errorStrategy = { task.exitStatus in [1, 137, 139] ? 'retry' : 'finish'}
-            maxRetries = 3
-
             ext.args = ''
             publishDir = [
                 path: { "${params.outdir}/Kmerfinder/${meta.id}" },
diff --git a/workflows/bacass.nf b/workflows/bacass.nf
index 293056c..fed8253 100644
--- a/workflows/bacass.nf
+++ b/workflows/bacass.nf
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ include { methodsDescriptionText                } from '../subworkflows/local/ut
 def checkPathParamList = [ params.input, params.multiqc_config, params.kraken2db, params.dfast_config ]
 for (param in checkPathParamList) { if (param) { file(param, checkIfExists: true) } }
 
-// Place config files here
-
-
 /*
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     RUN MAIN WORKFLOW