diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1636030..f48ebcb 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ set(META_GUI_OPTIONAL true)
 set(META_JS_SRC_DIR renamingutility)
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 3)
 set(META_VERSION_MINOR 3)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 set(META_ADD_DEFAULT_CPP_UNIT_TEST_APPLICATION ON)
 
 # add project files
diff --git a/gui/tagfieldedit.cpp b/gui/tagfieldedit.cpp
index 12f1e8e..b02c6eb 100644
--- a/gui/tagfieldedit.cpp
+++ b/gui/tagfieldedit.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <QGraphicsScene>
 #include <QGraphicsTextItem>
 #include <QGraphicsView>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
@@ -340,6 +341,8 @@ ClearPlainTextEdit *TagFieldEdit::setupPlainTextEdit()
     m_plainTextEdit->setClearButtonEnabled(true);
     m_plainTextEdit->insertCustomButton(0, setupLockButton());
     m_plainTextEdit->insertCustomButton(1, setupRestoreButton());
+    m_plainTextEdit->setStyleSheet(
+        QStringLiteral("color: ") + QGuiApplication::palette().text().color().name(QColor::HexArgb)); // not sure why this is otherwise gray
     connect(m_plainTextEdit->document(), &QTextDocument::contentsChanged, this, &TagFieldEdit::showRestoreButton);
     m_layout->addWidget(m_plainTextEdit);
     m_widgets << m_plainTextEdit;