--- a/macros.xml	Thu Sep 21 23:02:58 2023 +0000
+++ b/macros.xml	Mon Mar 04 17:27:59 2024 +0000
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 <macros>
-    <token name="@TOOL_VERSION@">15.19.1</token>
+    <token name="@TOOL_VERSION@">16.6.0</token>
     <token name="@VERSION_SUFFIX@">0</token>
     <token name="@PROFILE@">22.05</token>
     <token name="@LICENSE@">MIT</token>
     <token name="@PROFILE_AND_LICENSE@">profile="@PROFILE@" license="@LICENSE@"</token>
     <token name="@SETUP_CERTIFICATES@"><![CDATA[
-## If running in container use certificate from ca-certificates instead of outdated / missing container certificates
+## If running in a container use certificates from ca-certificates instead of outdated/missing container certificates
 [ -f /usr/local/ssl/cacert.pem ] && export SSL_CERT_FILE="/usr/local/ssl/cacert.pem";
         ]]></token>
     <xml name="requirements">
         <requirements>
             <requirement type="package" version="@TOOL_VERSION@">ncbi-datasets-cli</requirement>
-            <requirement type="package" version="2023.7.22">ca-certificates</requirement>
+            <requirement type="package" version="2024.2.2">ca-certificates</requirement>
             <requirement type="package" version="16.02">p7zip</requirement>
         </requirements>
     </xml>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     </xml>
 
     <xml name="taxon_positional">
-        <param name="taxon_positional" type="text" label="Enter taxon" help="e.g. human, mouse, bos taurus, etc."/>
+        <param name="taxon_positional" type="text" label="Enter taxon" help="e.g. human, mouse, bos taurus, etc. or use Taxonomy ID from NCBI for greater accuracy, use species-level only not genera or larger taxa"/>
     </xml>
 
     <xml name="ortholog">