diff --git a/.buildlibrary b/.buildlibrary
index 22faa1a..c1d05d5 100644
--- a/.buildlibrary
+++ b/.buildlibrary
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ValidationKey: '29693265'
+ValidationKey: '29741528'
 AcceptedWarnings:
 - 'Warning: package ''.*'' was built under R version'
 - 'Warning: namespace ''.*'' is not available and has been replaced'
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 9715967..deb4c9e 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ cff-version: 1.2.0
 message: If you use this software, please cite it using the metadata from this file.
 type: software
 title: 'mip: Comparison of multi-model runs'
-version: 0.149.1
-date-released: '2024-07-11'
+version: 0.149.2
+date-released: '2024-07-30'
 abstract: Package contains generic functions to produce comparison plots of multi-model
   runs.
 authors:
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 067cec2..3bdc8ea 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: mip
 Title: Comparison of multi-model runs
-Version: 0.149.1
-Date: 2024-07-11
+Version: 0.149.2
+Date: 2024-07-30
 Authors@R: c(
     person("David", "Klein", , "dklein@pik-potsdam.de", role = c("aut", "cre")),
     person("Jan Philipp", "Dietrich", , "dietrich@pik-potsdam.de", role = "aut"),
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 240a4b9..1adc79f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Comparison of multi-model runs
 
-R package **mip**, version **0.149.1**
+R package **mip**, version **0.149.2**
 
 [![CRAN status](https://www.r-pkg.org/badges/version/mip)](https://cran.r-project.org/package=mip) [![DOI](https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.1158586.svg)](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1158586) [![R build status](https://github.com/pik-piam/mip/workflows/check/badge.svg)](https://github.com/pik-piam/mip/actions) [![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/mip/branch/master/graph/badge.svg)](https://app.codecov.io/gh/pik-piam/mip) [![r-universe](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/badges/mip)](https://pik-piam.r-universe.dev/builds)
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ In case of questions / problems please contact David Klein <dklein@pik-potsdam.d
 
 To cite package **mip** in publications use:
 
-Klein D, Dietrich J, Baumstark L, Humpenoeder F, Stevanovic M, Wirth S, Führlich P, Richters O, Rüter T (2024). _mip: Comparison of multi-model runs_. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1158586 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1158586>, R package version 0.149.1, <https://github.com/pik-piam/mip>.
+Klein D, Dietrich J, Baumstark L, Humpenoeder F, Stevanovic M, Wirth S, Führlich P, Richters O, Rüter T (2024). _mip: Comparison of multi-model runs_. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1158586 <https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1158586>, R package version 0.149.2, <https://github.com/pik-piam/mip>.
 
 A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is
   title = {mip: Comparison of multi-model runs},
   author = {David Klein and Jan Philipp Dietrich and Lavinia Baumstark and Florian Humpenoeder and Miodrag Stevanovic and Stephen Wirth and Pascal Führlich and Oliver Richters and Tonn Rüter},
   year = {2024},
-  note = {R package version 0.149.1},
+  note = {R package version 0.149.2},
   url = {https://github.com/pik-piam/mip},
   doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1158586},
 }
diff --git a/man/showLinePlots.Rd b/man/showLinePlots.Rd
index 1aac35b..8b32646 100644
--- a/man/showLinePlots.Rd
+++ b/man/showLinePlots.Rd
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 showLinePlots(
   data,
   vars = NULL,
+  histVars = NULL,
   scales = "free_y",
   color.dim.name = NULL,
   mainReg = getOption("mip.mainReg"),
-  color.dim.manual = NULL
+  color.dim.manual = NULL,
+  histModels = NULL
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ quitte object.}
 \item{vars}{A character vector. Usually just a single string. The variables
 to be plotted. If \code{NULL} all rows from \code{data} are plotted.}
 
+\item{histVars}{A character vector. Usually just a single string. The historical variables
+to be plotted. If \code{NULL}, it is set to \code{vars}.}
+
 \item{scales}{A single string. choose either \code{"free_y"} or \code{"fixed"}.}
 
 \item{color.dim.name}{name for the color-dimension used in the legend}
@@ -27,7 +32,11 @@ to be plotted. If \code{NULL} all rows from \code{data} are plotted.}
 \item{mainReg}{A single string. The plots for this region are shown enlarged.
 Use \code{options(mip.mainReg=<value>)} to set globally.}
 
-\item{color.dim.manual}{optional vector with manual colors replacing default colors of color.dim, default is \code{NULL}.}
+\item{color.dim.manual}{optional vector with manual colors replacing default
+colors of color.dim, default is \code{NULL}.}
+
+\item{histModels}{A character vector filtering the historical models to include.
+Set to \code{NULL} (default) for no filtering.}
 }
 \value{
 \code{NULL} is returned invisible.