diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 49db9ebe..295ffe02 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.1.0 (2012-10-14 20:07:50) dev
+Version 2.1.0 (2012-10-15 05:33:14) dev
diff --git a/gluon/widget.py b/gluon/widget.py
index b3bfe65d..af9c2e47 100644
--- a/gluon/widget.py
+++ b/gluon/widget.py
@@ -804,12 +804,12 @@ def console():
                       default=False,
                       help=msg)
 
-    parser.add_option('-H',
+    parser.add_option('-Y',
                       '--run-cron',
                       action='store_true',
                       dest='runcron',
                       default=False,
-                      help='do not start cron automatically')
+                      help='start the background cron process')
 
     parser.add_option('-J',
                       '--cronjob',