diff --git a/.github/prehooks/commit-msg b/.github/prehooks/pre-commit
similarity index 94%
rename from .github/prehooks/commit-msg
rename to .github/prehooks/pre-commit
index 58e83f00..3b7d3a04 100755
--- a/.github/prehooks/commit-msg
+++ b/.github/prehooks/pre-commit
@@ -33,8 +33,15 @@
 # This script runs before every commit #
 ########################################
 
-# check the commit message
-COMMIT_MSG=$(cat "$1")
+# try to fetch the commit message from the standard location
+COMMIT_MSG_PATH=".git/COMMIT_EDITMSG"
+if [ -f "$COMMIT_MSG_PATH" ]; then
+    COMMIT_MSG=$(cat "$COMMIT_MSG_PATH")
+else
+    echo "Commit message file not found."
+    echo 1
+fi
+# check the commit message, cancel commit if needed
 if [[ "$COMMIT_MSG" =~ \(no-check\)|\(no-checks\)|\(no-verify\) ]]; then
   echo "Not running pre-commit checks:"
   echo "Commit message contains '(no-check)', '(no-checks)', or '(no-verify)."
@@ -42,7 +49,6 @@ if [[ "$COMMIT_MSG" =~ \(no-check\)|\(no-checks\)|\(no-verify\) ]]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
-
 echo "Running pre-commit checks..."
 
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index d9cbdc27..8f07d652 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 2.1.1.9025
+Version: 2.1.1.9028
 Date: 2024-04-24
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Data Analysis
 Description: Functions to simplify and standardise antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 5200bb9f..d4852e1f 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 2.1.1.9025
+# AMR 2.1.1.9028
 
 *(this beta version will eventually become v3.0. We're happy to reach a new major milestone soon, which will be all about the new One Health support!)*
 
diff --git a/R/sysdata.rda b/R/sysdata.rda
index 18d9c980..c2bfedfa 100755
Binary files a/R/sysdata.rda and b/R/sysdata.rda differ