diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5ab9262a..52e2aac6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 * sql --dbsize will now list sizes of all databases if given no
   database.
 
+* GNU Parallel is now in Debian Unstable.
+  apt-get install parallel
+
 * Article: Computational and experimental analyses of
   retrotransposon-associated minisatellite DNAs in the soybean genome.
   http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/supplementary/1471-2105-13-s2-s13-s1.pdf
diff --git a/doc/release_new_version b/doc/release_new_version
index 48403954..b473fe96 100644
--- a/doc/release_new_version
+++ b/doc/release_new_version
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ pod2html src/niceload.pod > ../parallel-web/parallel/niceload.html
 pod2html src/sem.pod > ../parallel-web/parallel/sem.html
 pushd ../parallel-web/parallel
 cvs up
-cvs ci
+cvs ci -m "New release"
 pushd
 
 == Commit released version ==
@@ -171,41 +171,15 @@ cc:Sandro Cazzaniga <kharec@mandriva.org>,
    Ryoichiro Suzuki <ryoichiro.suzuki@gmail.com>,
    Jesse Alama <jesse.alama@gmail.com>
 
-Subject: GNU Parallel 20120422 ('Mærsk') released
+Subject: GNU Parallel 20120522 ('') released
 
-GNU Parallel 20120422 ('Mærsk') has been released. It is
+GNU Parallel 20120522 ('') has been released. It is
 available for download at: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/parallel/
 
 New in this release:
 
-* A race condition bug caused restructuring of a central piece of the
-  code. Thus this release of GNU Parallel should be considered beta
-  quality.
-
-* sql --dbsize will now list sizes of all databases if given no
-  database.
-
-* Article: Computational and experimental analyses of
-  retrotransposon-associated minisatellite DNAs in the soybean genome.
-  http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/supplementary/1471-2105-13-s2-s13-s1.pdf
-
-* Blog post: GNU parallel - the best thing since sliced bread.
-  https://arrayal.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/gnu-parallel-the-best-thing-since-sliced-bread/
-
-* Blog post: GNU Parallel makes everything faster.
-  http://compbiously.blogspot.com/2012/03/gnu-parallel-makes-everything-faster.html
-
-* Blog post (German): Howto: GNU parallel.
-  http://d24m.de/2012/04/05/howto-gnu-parallel/
-
-* Blog post: Running in Parallel
-  http://interactivity.ifactory.com/2012/04/running-in-parallel/
-
-* 20000 watched the first intro video.
-  http://pi.dk/1
-
-* The first 5 have received their GNU Parallel merchandise
-  https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/merchandise.html
+* Blog post: Running commands in parallel using bash.
+  http://blog.michaelboman.org/2012/04/running-commands-in-parallel-using-bash.html  
 
 * Bug fixes and man page updates.
 
diff --git a/src/parallel b/src/parallel
index 87cabfc0..0ff13f5c 100755
--- a/src/parallel
+++ b/src/parallel
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ sub options_hash {
 	 "null|0" => \$::opt_0,
 	 "quote|q" => \$::opt_q,
 	 "I=s" => \$::opt_I,
-	 "extensionreplace|er" => \$::opt_U,
+	 "extensionreplace|er=s" => \$::opt_U,
 	 "U=s" => \$::opt_retired,
 	 "basenamereplace|bnr=s" => \$::opt_basenamereplace,
 	 "dirnamereplace|dnr=s" => \$::opt_dirnamereplace,
diff --git a/testsuite/tests-to-run/test42.sh b/testsuite/tests-to-run/test42.sh
index 9fbd4e50..70d90f2b 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests-to-run/test42.sh
+++ b/testsuite/tests-to-run/test42.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ echo "### Test --bnr"
 parallel -j1 -k -X --bnr FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
 parallel -k --bnr FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
 
+echo "### Test --extensionreplace"
+parallel -j1 -k -X --extensionreplace FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
+parallel -k --extensionreplace FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
+
+echo "### Test --er"
+parallel -j1 -k -X --er FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
+parallel -k --er FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
+
 echo "### Test --basenameextensionreplace"
 parallel -j1 -k -X --basenameextensionreplace FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
 parallel -k --basenameextensionreplace FOO echo FOO ::: /a/b.c a/b.c b.c /a/b a/b b
diff --git a/testsuite/wanted-results/test42 b/testsuite/wanted-results/test42
index d7585530..b4bb056e 100644
--- a/testsuite/wanted-results/test42
+++ b/testsuite/wanted-results/test42
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ b.c
 b
 b
 b
+### Test --extensionreplace
+/a/b a/b b /a/b a/b b
+/a/b
+a/b
+b
+/a/b
+a/b
+b
+### Test --er
+/a/b a/b b /a/b a/b b
+/a/b
+a/b
+b
+/a/b
+a/b
+b
 ### Test --basenameextensionreplace
 b b b b b b
 b