diff --git a/docs/changes.md b/docs/changes.md
index 1007dc6d..21e4814f 100644
--- a/docs/changes.md
+++ b/docs/changes.md
@@ -1,39 +1,2 @@
 ## Main changes
 
-- added `plotter.pick_area()` thanks to @ZiguoAtGitHub and @RubendeBruin feedback.
-- bug fix in `closest_point()` thanks to @goncalo-pt
-- bug fix in tformat thanks to @JohnsWor  https://github.com/marcomusy/vedo/pull/913
-- add texture to npz files thanks to @zhouzq-thu https://github.com/marcomusy/vedo/pull/918
-
-- Fix meshlab interface thanks to @JeffreyWardman in #924
-- Update `Slicer3DPlotter` thanks to @daniel-a-diaz in #925
-- Improvements on `applications.Slicer3DPlotter`
-- Improvements on `applications.Browser`
-- add background radial gradients
-
-
-### Breaking changes
-- in `plotter.add_button(func)`, must use `func(event)` instead of `func()`
-(thanks to @smoothumut for spotting the bug)
-
-
--------------------------
-## New/Revised Examples
-```
-examples/advanced/timer_callback1.py
-examples/advanced/timer_callback2.py
-examples/advanced/interpolate_scalar5.py
-examples/basic/buttons.py
-examples/basic/mouseclick2.py
-examples/basic/input_box.py
-examples/basic/sliders2.py
-examples/basic/interaction_modes2.py
-examples/volumetric/slicer1.py
-```
-
-### Broken Examples
-```
-```
-
-
-
diff --git a/vedo/colors.py b/vedo/colors.py
index 5eb534f8..56e9e7e1 100644
--- a/vedo/colors.py
+++ b/vedo/colors.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
 
 
 try:
-    import matplotlib.cm as _cm_mpl
+    # import matplotlib.cm as _cm_mpl
+    import matplotlib
     _has_matplotlib = True
     cmaps = {}
 except ModuleNotFoundError:
@@ -901,7 +902,8 @@ def color_map(value, name="jet", vmin=None, vmax=None):
     if _has_matplotlib:
         # matplotlib is available, use it! ###########################
         if isinstance(name, str):
-            mp = _cm_mpl.get_cmap(name=name)
+            # mp = _cm_mpl.get_cmap(name=name)
+            mp = matplotlib.colormaps[name]
         else:
             mp = name  # assume matplotlib.colors.LinearSegmentedColormap
         result = mp(values)[:, [0, 1, 2]]
diff --git a/vedo/version.py b/vedo/version.py
index 90b93869..60a44219 100644
--- a/vedo/version.py
+++ b/vedo/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-_version = '2023.4.6+dev16'
+_version = '2023.4.7'