diff --git a/programs/paramgrill.c b/programs/paramgrill.c
index 02fd240f0..99ac909fe 100644
--- a/programs/paramgrill.c
+++ b/programs/paramgrill.c
@@ -1007,8 +1007,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                                 argument++;
                                 while ((*argument>= '0') && (*argument<='9'))
                                     cLevel *= 10, cLevel += *argument++ - '0';
-                                if (cLevel < 1) cLevel = 1;
-                                if (cLevel > ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL) cLevel = ZSTD_MAX_CLEVEL;
                                 g_params = g_seedParams[cLevel];
                                 continue;
                             }
diff --git a/programs/zstdcli.c b/programs/zstdcli.c
index 5b74df62c..418fec70b 100644
--- a/programs/zstdcli.c
+++ b/programs/zstdcli.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 **************************************/
 #define COMPRESSOR_NAME "zstd command line interface"
 #ifndef ZSTD_VERSION
-#  define ZSTD_VERSION "v0.3.6"
+#  define ZSTD_VERSION "v0.4.0"
 #endif
 #define AUTHOR "Yann Collet"
 #define WELCOME_MESSAGE "*** %s %i-bits %s, by %s (%s) ***\n", COMPRESSOR_NAME, (int)(sizeof(void*)*8), ZSTD_VERSION, AUTHOR, __DATE__