diff --git a/dev/dev.inc.sh b/dev/dev.inc.sh
index 78882df..04f5263 100644
--- a/dev/dev.inc.sh
+++ b/dev/dev.inc.sh
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@
 #
 # Description: common stuff for all dev scripts
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.30-dev-19-g0794506
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.30-dev-20-g541a279
 #############################################################
 
 # magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
 # no matter from which directory we'll run script
 
-BASE_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
-# keep old for compatibility 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
+BASE_DIR=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2>/dev/null)
 if [ "${BASE_DIR}" != "" ] ; then
 	cd "${BASE_DIR}" || exit 1
 else
diff --git a/dev/git-add.sh b/dev/git-add.sh
index c8da9f8..b8709fb 100755
--- a/dev/git-add.sh
+++ b/dev/git-add.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,10 @@
 #
 # works together with git pre-push.sh and ADD all changed files since last push
 
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.25-dev-50-g427e4df
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.30-dev-20-g541a279
 
-# magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
-# no matter from which directory we'll run script
-GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
-if [ "${GIT_DIR}" != "" ] ; then
-	cd "${GIT_DIR}/.." || exit 1
-else
-	printf "Sorry, no git repository %s\n" "$(pwd)" && exit 1
-fi
+#shellcheck disable=SC1090
+source "${0%/*}/dev.inc.sh"
 
 [ ! -f .git/.lastcommit ] && printf "No previous commit or hooks not installed, use \"git add\" instead ... Abort\n" && exit
 
diff --git a/dev/install-hooks.sh b/dev/install-hooks.sh
index 54f5adc..99697ff 100755
--- a/dev/install-hooks.sh
+++ b/dev/install-hooks.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # this has to run once atfer git clone
 # and every time we create new hooks
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.25-dev-14-g2fe6d4b
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.30-dev-20-g541a279
 
-# magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
-# no matter from which directory we'll run script
-GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
-if [ "${GIT_DIR}" != "" ] ; then
-	cd "${GIT_DIR}/.." || exit 1
-else
-	printf "Sorry, no git repository %s\n"  "$(pwd)" && exit 1
-fi
+#shellcheck disable=SC1090
+source "${0%/*}/dev.inc.sh"
 
 HOOKDIR="dev/hooks"
 
diff --git a/dev/make-distribution.sh b/dev/make-distribution.sh
index b2d673e..0ab7118 100755
--- a/dev/make-distribution.sh
+++ b/dev/make-distribution.sh
@@ -7,18 +7,11 @@
 #
 # Options: --notest - skip tests
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.25-dev-42-gde24ded
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.30-dev-20-g541a279
 ##############################################################
 
-# magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
-# no matter from which directory we'll run script
-GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
-if [ "${GIT_DIR}" != "" ] ; then
-	[[ "${GIT_DIR}" != "/"* ]] && GIT_DIR="${PWD}/${GIT_DIR}"
-	cd "${GIT_DIR}/.." || exit 1
-else
-	printf "Sorry, no git repository %s\n" "$(pwd)" && exit 1
-fi
+#shellcheck disable=SC1090
+source "${0%/*}/dev.inc.sh"
 
 VERSION="$(git describe --tags | sed -e 's/-[0-9].*//' -e 's/v//')"
 
@@ -60,12 +53,12 @@ printf "Create .dist files\n"
 for file in ${DISTFILESDIST}
 do
 	[ "${file}" = "addons/*.sh" ] && continue
-	cp "${GIT_DIR}/../${file}" "${file}.dist"
+	cp "${BASE_DIR}/${file}" "${file}.dist"
 done
 
 # inject JSON.sh into distribution
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090
-source "${GIT_DIR}/../dev/inject-json.sh"
+source "${BASE_DIR}/dev/inject-json.sh"
 
 # make html doc
 printf "Create html doc\n"
@@ -76,8 +69,8 @@ source "../../dev/make-html.sh"
 cd .. || exit 1
 printf "Create dist archives\n"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-zip -rq - "${DISTNAME}" --exclude $(cat  "${GIT_DIR}/../dev/${0##*/}.exclude") >"${DISTNAME}-${VERSION}.zip"
-tar --exclude-ignore="${GIT_DIR}/../dev/${0##*/}.exclude" -czf "${DISTNAME}-${VERSION}.tar.gz" "${DISTNAME}"
+zip -rq - "${DISTNAME}" --exclude $(cat  "${BASE_DIR}/dev/${0##*/}.exclude") >"${DISTNAME}-${VERSION}.zip"
+tar --exclude-ignore="${BASE_DIR}/dev/${0##*/}.exclude" -czf "${DISTNAME}-${VERSION}.tar.gz" "${DISTNAME}"
 
 printf "%s Done!\n" "$0"
 
@@ -85,4 +78,4 @@ printf "%s Done!\n" "$0"
 ls -ld "${DISTNAME}-${VERSION}".*
 
 # an empty DEBUG.log is created ... :-(
-rm -f "${GIT_DIR}/../test/"*.log
+rm -f "${BASE_DIR}/test/"*.log
diff --git a/dev/make-standalone.sh b/dev/make-standalone.sh
index bfb0ea6..1cfbcd9 100755
--- a/dev/make-standalone.sh
+++ b/dev/make-standalone.sh
@@ -9,18 +9,12 @@
 #   If you your bot is finished you can use make-standalone.sh to create the
 #    the old all-in-one bashbot:  bashbot.sh and commands.sh only!
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.25-dev-14-g2fe6d4b
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.30-dev-20-g541a279
 ###################################################################
 
-# magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
-# no matter from which directory we'll run script
-GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
-if [ "${GIT_DIR}" != "" ] ; then
-	[[ "${GIT_DIR}" != "/"* ]] && GIT_DIR="${PWD}/${GIT_DIR}"
-	cd "${GIT_DIR}/.." || exit 1
-else
-	[ ! -f "bashbot.sh" ] && printf "bashbot.sh not found in %s\n" " $(pwd)" && exit 1
-fi
+#shellcheck disable=SC1090
+source "${0%/*}/dev.inc.sh"
+[ ! -f "bashbot.sh" ] && printf "bashbot.sh not found in %s\n" " $(pwd)" && exit 1
 
 #DISTNAME="telegram-bot-bash"
 DISTDIR="./STANDALONE" 
@@ -37,7 +31,7 @@ cd "${DISTDIR}" || exit 1
 
 # inject JSON.sh into distribution
 # shellcheck disable=SC1090
-source "${GIT_DIR}/../dev/inject-json.sh"
+source "${BASE_DIR}/dev/inject-json.sh"
 
 #######################
 # here the magic starts
@@ -95,7 +89,7 @@ chmod +x bashbot.sh.min
 # make html doc
 printf "Create html doc\n"
 #shellcheck disable=SC1090
-source "${GIT_DIR}/../dev/make-html.sh"
+source "${BASE_DIR}/dev/make-html.sh"
 
 printf "%s Done!\n" "$0"
 
diff --git a/dev/version.sh b/dev/version.sh
index 66f71a9..41e3143 100755
--- a/dev/version.sh
+++ b/dev/version.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v1.25-dev-46-g8253a53
+#### $$VERSION$$ v1.30-dev-20-g541a279
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016
 #
 # Easy Versioning in git:
@@ -34,14 +34,8 @@
 # run this script to (re)place Version number in files
 #
 
-# magic to ensure that we're always inside the root of our application,
-# no matter from which directory we'll run script
-GIT_DIR=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
-if [ "${GIT_DIR}" != "" ] ; then
-	cd "${GIT_DIR}/.." || exit 1
-else
-	printf "Sorry, no git repository %s\n" "$(pwd)" && exit 1
-fi
+#shellcheck disable=SC1090
+source "${0%/*}/dev.inc.sh"
 
 unset IFS
 # set -f # if you are paranoid use set -f to disable globbing