diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f4540c0..a8bc1b1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ set(META_APP_URL "https://github.com/${META_APP_AUTHOR}/${META_PROJECT_NAME}")
 set(META_APP_DESCRIPTION
     "Common Qt related C++ classes and routines used by my applications such as dialogs, widgets and models")
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 5)
-set(META_VERSION_MINOR 12)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(META_VERSION_MINOR 13)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(META_APP_VERSION ${META_VERSION_MAJOR}.${META_VERSION_MINOR}.${META_VERSION_PATCH})
 
 # add project files
diff --git a/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.cpp b/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.cpp
index 9cff509..54c2106 100644
--- a/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.cpp
+++ b/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,13 @@ AboutDialog::AboutDialog(QWidget *parent, const QString &applicationName, const
     } else {
         m_ui->productNameLabel->setText(QApplication::applicationName());
     }
-    m_ui->creatorLabel->setText(tr("developed by %1").arg(creator.isEmpty() ? QApplication::organizationName() : creator));
+    if (creator.startsWith(QLatin1Char('<'))) {
+        // assing rich text as-is
+        m_ui->creatorLabel->setText(creator);
+    } else {
+        // add "developed by " before creator name
+        m_ui->creatorLabel->setText(tr("developed by %1").arg(creator.isEmpty() ? QApplication::organizationName() : creator));
+    }
     m_ui->versionLabel->setText(version.isEmpty() ? QApplication::applicationVersion() : version);
     const auto &deps(dependencyVersions.size() ? dependencyVersions : ApplicationUtilities::dependencyVersions2);
     if (deps.size()) {
diff --git a/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.ui b/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.ui
index 94ac0fc..8f325cc 100644
--- a/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.ui
+++ b/aboutdialog/aboutdialog.ui
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@
            <property name="alignment">
             <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
            </property>
+           <property name="openExternalLinks">
+            <bool>true</bool>
+           </property>
+           <property name="textInteractionFlags">
+            <set>Qt::LinksAccessibleByKeyboard|Qt::LinksAccessibleByMouse</set>
+           </property>
           </widget>
          </item>
         </layout>