diff --git a/src/freec b/src/freec
index a6d926e..594775b 100644
Binary files a/src/freec and b/src/freec differ
diff --git a/src/myFunc.cpp b/src/myFunc.cpp
index 3919001..4f5a290 100644
--- a/src/myFunc.cpp
+++ b/src/myFunc.cpp
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ std::string stringFromBool (bool value) {
 }
 
 float runEM (const vector<float>& x,const vector<float>& y,double * a, int degree, int & NumberOfIterations,int ploidy, int maximalNumberOfCopies, bool intercept, float contamination) {
-
+    if (contamination==0) contamination=0.3; //starting from v11.2 - to improve the fit
 	float rmserror = -1;
 
 	if (x.size() != y.size()) {
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 95fb914..b4c7f46 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #define VERSION_H
 
 const double VERSION_OFFSET = 3;
-const double FREEC_VERSION = 11.1;
+const double FREEC_VERSION = 11.2;
 const double CONTROL_FREEC_VERSION = FREEC_VERSION - VERSION_OFFSET;
 
 #endif