diff --git a/src/cosmic/_commit_hash.py b/src/cosmic/_commit_hash.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c7231e10b..000000000
--- a/src/cosmic/_commit_hash.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-COMMIT_HASH = "320fc1503ecacafc73e27705114c30f3d566e37e"
diff --git a/src/cosmic/_version.py b/src/cosmic/_version.py
index 48481b58d..c65092076 100644
--- a/src/cosmic/_version.py
+++ b/src/cosmic/_version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "3.7.5"
+__version__ = "3.7.7"
diff --git a/src/cosmic/data/cosmic-settings.json b/src/cosmic/data/cosmic-settings.json
index 929298367..ab4f8aae8 100644
--- a/src/cosmic/data/cosmic-settings.json
+++ b/src/cosmic/data/cosmic-settings.json
@@ -570,15 +570,19 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "name": 5,
-                        "description": "Same as 3, but multiplied by 0.33"
+                        "description": "Same as 3, but multiplied by 0.33",
+                        "version added": "3.7.7"
                     },
                     {
                         "name": 6,
-                        "description": "Bjorklund 2023 https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202141948"
+                        "description": "<a href='https://scixplorer.org/abs/2023A%26A...676A.109B/abstract'>Bjorklund+2023</a>",
+                        "version added": "3.7.7"
                     },
                     {
                         "name": 7,
-                        "description": "Kritcka, Kubat, Kritckova 2023 10.48550/arXiv.2311.01257"
+                        "description": "<a href='https://scixplorer.org/abs/2024A%26A...681A..29K/abstract'>Kritcka, Kubat &amp; Kritckova 2024"
+                        ,
+                        "version added": "3.7.7"
                     }
                 ]
             },
@@ -1241,7 +1245,8 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "name": 7,
-                        "description": "Follows Fryer+2022 remnant mass prescription"
+                        "description": "follows the prescription from <a class='reference external' href='https://scixplorer.org/abs/2022ApJ...931...94F/abstract'>Fryer+2022</a>; NS/BH delineated by fryer_mcrit_nsbh so mxns is not used",
+                        "version_added": "3.7.7"
                     }
                 ]
             },
@@ -1282,13 +1287,14 @@
             },
             {
                 "name": "fryer_fmix",
-                "description": "Sets the mixing fraction for the Fryer+2022 SN model",
+                "description": "Sets the mixing fraction for the <a class='reference external' href='https://scixplorer.org/abs/2022ApJ...931...94F/abstract'>Fryer+2022</a> SN model (remnantflag=7)",
                 "type": "number",
+                "version_added": "3.7.7",
                 "options-preface": "",
                 "options": [
                     {
                         "name": "positive values",
-                        "description": "Sets the mixing fraction for the Fryer+2022 SN remnant mass model"
+                        "description": "Sets the mixing fraction for the <a class='reference external' href='https://scixplorer.org/abs/2022ApJ...931...94F/abstract'>Fryer+2022</a> SN remnant mass model"
                     },
                     {
                         "name":1.0,
@@ -1299,13 +1305,14 @@
             },
             {
                 "name": "fryer_mcrit_nsbh",
-                "description": "Sets the critical core mass for the Fryer+2022 SN model",
+                "description": "Sets the critical core mass for delineating between NS and BHs with the <a class='reference external' href='https://scixplorer.org/abs/2022ApJ...931...94F/abstract'>Fryer+2022</a> SN model (remnantflag=7)",
                 "type": "number",
                 "options-preface": "",
+                "version_added": "3.7.7",
                 "options": [
                     {
                         "name": "positive values",
-                        "description": "Sets the critical NS/BH core mass forthe Fryer+2022 SN remnant mass model (solar masses)"
+                        "description": "Sets the critical NS/BH core mass for the <a class='reference external' href='https://scixplorer.org/abs/2022ApJ...931...94F/abstract'>Fryer+2022</a> SN remnant mass model (solar masses)"
                     },
                     {
                         "name":5.75,
@@ -1440,7 +1447,8 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "name": -5,
-                        "description": "Uses Belczynski 'weak' PISN pulsations"
+                        "description": "Uses Belczynski 'weak' PISN pulsations",
+                        "version_added": "3.7.7"
                     },
                     {
                         "name": "positive values",
diff --git a/src/cosmic/tests/data/Params.ini b/src/cosmic/tests/data/Params.ini
index 331b80c27..5a0f1fbdc 100644
--- a/src/cosmic/tests/data/Params.ini
+++ b/src/cosmic/tests/data/Params.ini
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ natal_kick_array=[[-100.0,-100.0,-100.0,-100.0,0.0], [-100.0,-100.0,-100.0,-100.
 ; remnantflag=0: default BSE; remnantflag=1: Belczynski et al. 2002, ApJ, 572, 407
 ; remnantflag=2: Belczynski et al. 2008; remnantflag=3: rapid prescription (Fryer+ 2012)
 ; remnantflag=4: delayed prescription (Fryer+ 2012)
+; remnantflag=5: Mandel & Mueller 2020
+; remnantflag=6: Malstev+2025 as implemented by Willcox+2026
 ; remnantflag=7: Use Fryer+2022 prescription (with fryer_fmix, fryer_mcrit_nsbh)
 ; default=4
 remnantflag=3
diff --git a/src/cosmic/tests/data/kick_initial_conditions.h5 b/src/cosmic/tests/data/kick_initial_conditions.h5
index 8e6e428b7..d19b11b8a 100644
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