diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 98b0ceb..1cfd86f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ dependencies = [
     # https://pypi.org/project/wikitextparser/
     'wikitextparser>=0.54.0',
     # https://pypi.org/project/pylodstorage/
-    'pylodstorage>=0.12.2',
+    'pylodstorage>=0.13.3',
     # mysql-connector-python 8.3.0
     'mysql-connector-python>=8.3.0',
 	# https://pypi.org/project/bcrypt/
diff --git a/wikibot3rd/__init__.py b/wikibot3rd/__init__.py
index 7c37594..e318db3 100644
--- a/wikibot3rd/__init__.py
+++ b/wikibot3rd/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.13.5"
+__version__ = "0.13.6"
diff --git a/wikibot3rd/version.py b/wikibot3rd/version.py
index cafc6da..93e443e 100644
--- a/wikibot3rd/version.py
+++ b/wikibot3rd/version.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Version(object):
     name = "py-3rdparty-mediawiki"
     version = wikibot3rd.__version__
     date = "2020-10-31"
-    updated = "2024-10-24"
+    updated = "2024-11-03"
 
     authors = "Wolfgang Fahl, Tim Holzheim"
 
diff --git a/wikibot3rd/wikipush.py b/wikibot3rd/wikipush.py
index 91dfaad..9b116c1 100644
--- a/wikibot3rd/wikipush.py
+++ b/wikibot3rd/wikipush.py
@@ -903,7 +903,6 @@ def restore(self, pageTitles=None, backupPath=None, listFile=None, stdIn=False):
 __version__ = Version.version
 __date__ = Version.date
 __updated__ = Version.updated
-DEBUG = False
 
 
 def mainNuke(argv=None):
@@ -972,13 +971,6 @@ def main(argv=None, mode="wikipush"):  # IGNORE:C0111
         parser = ArgumentParser(
             description=program_license, formatter_class=RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
         )
-        parser.add_argument(
-            "-d",
-            "--debug",
-            dest="debug",
-            action="store_true",
-            help="set debug level [default: %(default)s]",
-        )
         parser.add_argument(
             "-V", "--version", action="version", version=program_version_message
         )
@@ -1364,8 +1356,6 @@ def main(argv=None, mode="wikipush"):  # IGNORE:C0111
         ### handle keyboard interrupt ###
         return 1
     except Exception as e:
-        if DEBUG:
-            raise (e)
         indent = len(program_name) * " "
         sys.stderr.write(program_name + ": " + repr(e) + "\n")
         sys.stderr.write(indent + "  for help use --help")
@@ -1375,6 +1365,4 @@ def main(argv=None, mode="wikipush"):  # IGNORE:C0111
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if DEBUG:
-        sys.argv.append("-d")
     sys.exit(mainPush())