diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 5185809..2c1a464 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-v0.2.1 (dev)
-============
+
+v0.2.1
+======
 + bump stream-vbyte for performance annotating
++ fix #43 where output vcf would have Number=, unless number was specified in config.json
 
 v0.2.0
 ======
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fbd987d..c0ebd54 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "echtvar"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 edition = "2021"
 
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
diff --git a/src/lib/fields.rs b/src/lib/fields.rs
index 631dc70..c5b9509 100644
--- a/src/lib/fields.rs
+++ b/src/lib/fields.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize}; // 1.0.101
 
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Clone)]
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, PartialOrd, Clone, Default)]
 pub enum FieldType {
     #[default]
     Integer,
@@ -27,11 +26,9 @@ pub struct Field {
     pub multiplier: u32,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub ftype: FieldType,
-    #[serde(default)]
+    #[serde(default = "default_number")]
     pub number: std::string::String,
 
-
-
     #[serde(default = "default_values_i", skip_serializing)]
     pub values_i: usize,
 }
@@ -39,6 +36,10 @@ pub struct Field {
 fn default_missing_value() -> i32 {
     -1
 }
+
+fn default_number() -> std::string::String {
+    "1".to_string()
+}
 fn default_missing_string() -> std::string::String {
     "MISSING".to_string()
 }
@@ -69,8 +70,6 @@ impl Default for Field {
     }
 }
 
-
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;