diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 01d43c2..d2591f7 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -7,34 +7,22 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Cécile"
   given-names: "Adam"
   website: https://github.com/eLvErDe
-- name: agibson2
-  website: https://github.com/agibson2
 - name: Alexander Aleksandrovič Klimov
   website: https://github.com/Al2Klimov
-- name: alvar
-  website: https://github.com/oxzi
-- family-names: "Dijkman"
-  given-names: "Andreas"
 - family-names: "Klärner"
   given-names: "Andre"
   website: https://github.com/klaernie
+- family-names: "Dijkman"
+  given-names: "Andreas"
 - family-names: "Miśkiewicz"
   given-names: "Arkadiusz"
   website: https://github.com/arekm
-- name: barakAtSoluto
-  website: https://github.com/barakAtSoluto
 - family-names: "Byrne"
   given-names: "Ben"
   website: https://github.com/benbyr
 - family-names: "Strößenreuther"
   given-names: "Bernd"
   website: https://github.com/booboo-at-gluga-de
-- name: booboo-at-gluga-de
-  website: https://github.com/booboo-at-gluga-de
-- name: cbiedl
-  website: https://github.com/cbiedl
-- name: chornberger-c2c
-  website: https://github.com/chornberger-c2c
 - family-names: "Ruppert"
   given-names: "Christian"
 - family-names: "Moench-Tegeder"
@@ -43,15 +31,11 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Kuenzler"
   given-names: "Claudio"
   website: https://github.com/Napsty
-- name: claudioth
-  website: https://github.com/claudioth
 - family-names: "Riegg"
   given-names: "Claus-Theodor"
   website: https://github.com/ctriegg-mak
 - family-names: "Smith"
   given-names: "Colin"
-- name: d7415
-  website: https://github.com/d7415
 - family-names: "Pritts"
   given-names: "Dan"
 - family-names: "Wallis"
@@ -59,15 +43,9 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Visser"
   given-names: "Dick"
   website: https://github.com/dnmvisser
-- name: dupondje
-  website: https://github.com/dupondje
 - family-names: "Sabol"
   given-names: "Ed"
   website: https://github.com/esabol
-- name: eeertel
-  website: https://github.com/eeertel
-- name: eimamagi
-  website: https://github.com/eimamagi
 - family-names: "Ertel"
   given-names: "Emilian"
 - family-names: "Apolloner"
@@ -75,30 +53,20 @@ authors:
   website: https://github.com/apollo13
 - name: Georg
   website: https://github.com/gbotti
-- name: grizzlydev-sarl
-  website: https://github.com/grizzlydev-sarl
-- name: iasdeoupxe
-  website: https://github.com/iasdeoupxe
 - family-names: "Mironov"
   given-names: "Igor"
   website: https://github.com/mcs6502
 - family-names: "Hablutzel"
   given-names: "Jaime"
   website: https://github.com/hablutzel1
-- name: jalbstmeijer
-  website: https://github.com/jalbstmeijer
 - name: Jalonet
   website: https://github.com/jalonet
 - family-names: "Gonel"
   given-names: "Javier"
 - family-names: "Lecour"
   given-names: "Jérémy"
-- name: jf-vf
-  website: https://github.com/jf-vf
 - family-names: "Hopp"
   given-names: "Jim"
-- name: jmuecke
-  website: https://github.com/jmuecke
 - family-names: "Meurer"
   given-names: "Jonas"
   website: https://github.com/mejo-
@@ -108,8 +76,6 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Thalheim"
   given-names: "Jörg"
   website: https://github.com/Mic92
-- name: juckerf
-  website: https://github.com/juckerf
 - family-names: "McCormack"
   given-names: "Kenny"
 - family-names: "Jahn"
@@ -126,17 +92,14 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Tribus"
   given-names: "Lukas"
   website: https://github.com/lukastribus
-- family-names: "Wąsikowski"
-  given-names: "Łukasz"
-  website: https://github.com/IdahoPL
+- family-names: "Fournier"
+  given-names: "Marc"
 - family-names: "Burkhalter"
   given-names: "Marcel"
   website: https://github.com/explorer69
 - family-names: "Burkhalter"
   given-names: "Marcel"
   website: https://github.com/marcel-burkhalter
-- family-names: "Fournier"
-  given-names: "Marc"
 - family-names: "Rejås"
   given-names: "Marcus"
 - family-names: "Ruys"
@@ -163,21 +126,21 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Lafont"
   given-names: "Nicolas"
   website: https://github.com/ManicoW
+- name: PSSGCSim
+  website: https://github.com/PSSGCSim
 - family-names: "Rochnyak"
   given-names: "Pavel"
   website: https://github.com/rpv-tomsk
-- name: Peter
-  website: https://github.com/Peter2121
 - family-names: "Newman"
   given-names: "Peter"
   website: https://github.com/peternewman
+- name: Peter
+  website: https://github.com/Peter2121
 - family-names: "Kueck"
   given-names: "Philippe"
 - family-names: "Rupert"
   given-names: "Pim"
   website: https://github.com/prupert
-- name: PSSGCSim
-  website: https://github.com/PSSGCSim
 - family-names: "Thoma"
   given-names: "Raphael"
 - family-names: "Bartels"
@@ -185,6 +148,8 @@ authors:
   website: https://github.com/bb-Ricardo
 - name: Ricardo
   website: https://github.com/bb-Ricardo
+- family-names: "Yamry"
+  given-names: "Rob"
 - name: Robin H. Johnson
 - family-names: "Pronk"
   given-names: "Robin"
@@ -192,8 +157,6 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Schneider"
   given-names: "Robin"
   website: https://github.com/ypid-geberit
-- family-names: "Yamry"
-  given-names: "Rob"
 - name: Rolf Eike Beer
 - family-names: "Nowakowski"
   given-names: "Ryan"
@@ -207,12 +170,8 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Shmanko"
   given-names: "Sergei"
   website: https://github.com/sshmanko
-- name: skanx
-  website: https://github.com/skanx
 - name: Slavko
   website: https://github.com/slavkoja
-- name: sokol-44
-  website: https://github.com/sokol-44
 - family-names: "Schlesinger"
   given-names: "Stefan"
 - family-names: "Nierlein"
@@ -228,8 +187,6 @@ authors:
   website: https://github.com/d7031
 - name: Tone
   website: https://github.com/anthonyhaussman
-- name: tunnelpr0
-  website: https://github.com/tunnelpr0
 - family-names: "Haarala"
   given-names: "Tuomas"
 - family-names: "Heidelberger"
@@ -237,8 +194,6 @@ authors:
   website: https://github.com/va1entin
 - name: Vamp898
   website: https://github.com/Vamp898
-- name: vanElden
-  website: https://github.com/vanElden
 - name: Varac
   website: https://github.com/varac
 - family-names: "Szépe"
@@ -248,25 +203,70 @@ authors:
 - family-names: "Horky"
   given-names: "Vojtech"
   website: https://github.com/vhotspur
-- name: waja
-  website: https://github.com/waja
 - name: Wim van Ravesteijn
   website: https://github.com/wimvr
 - family-names: "Schricker"
   given-names: "Wolfgang"
-- name: xert
-  website: https://github.com/xert
 - family-names: "Gravel"
   given-names: "Yannick"
-- name: yasirathackersdotmu
-  website: https://github.com/yasirathackersdotmu
 - name: Zadkiel
   website: https://github.com/aslafy-z
+- name: agibson2
+  website: https://github.com/agibson2
+- name: alvar
+  website: https://github.com/oxzi
+- name: barakAtSoluto
+  website: https://github.com/barakAtSoluto
+- name: booboo-at-gluga-de
+  website: https://github.com/booboo-at-gluga-de
+- name: cbiedl
+  website: https://github.com/cbiedl
+- name: chornberger-c2c
+  website: https://github.com/chornberger-c2c
+- name: claudioth
+  website: https://github.com/claudioth
+- name: d7415
+  website: https://github.com/d7415
+- name: dupondje
+  website: https://github.com/dupondje
+- name: eeertel
+  website: https://github.com/eeertel
+- name: eimamagi
+  website: https://github.com/eimamagi
+- name: grizzlydev-sarl
+  website: https://github.com/grizzlydev-sarl
+- name: iasdeoupxe
+  website: https://github.com/iasdeoupxe
+- name: jalbstmeijer
+  website: https://github.com/jalbstmeijer
+- name: jf-vf
+  website: https://github.com/jf-vf
+- name: jmuecke
+  website: https://github.com/jmuecke
+- name: juckerf
+  website: https://github.com/juckerf
+- name: skanx
+  website: https://github.com/skanx
+- name: sokol-44
+  website: https://github.com/sokol-44
+- name: tunnelpr0
+  website: https://github.com/tunnelpr0
+- name: vanElden
+  website: https://github.com/vanElden
+- name: waja
+  website: https://github.com/waja
+- name: xert
+  website: https://github.com/xert
+- name: yasirathackersdotmu
+  website: https://github.com/yasirathackersdotmu
+- family-names: "Wąsikowski"
+  given-names: "Łukasz"
+  website: https://github.com/IdahoPL
 - family-names: "Палаузов"
   given-names: "Дилян"
   website: https://github.com/dilyanpalauzov
 title: "check_ssl_cert"
-version: 2.84.4
+version: 2.84.5
 date-released: 2024-10-02
 url: "https://github.com/matteocorti/check_ssl_cert"
 repository-code: "https://github.com/matteocorti/check_ssl_cert"
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index ea33fad..2e69f7d 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # News
 
+* 2024-10-02 Version 2.84.5
+  * Fixed a in the command line options validation for ```--url``` and ```--user-agent```
 * 2024-10-02 Version 2.84.4
   * Fixed a problem on openSUSE
 * 2024-09-27 Version 2.84.3
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index ffcc19b..2f95f5c 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Fixed the command line options checks on openSUSE
+Fixed a in the command line options validation for ```--url``` and ```--user-agent```
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 29c3f29..c308855 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.84.4
+2.84.5
diff --git a/check_ssl_cert b/check_ssl_cert
index 002a46c..c8559bd 100755
--- a/check_ssl_cert
+++ b/check_ssl_cert
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 # Constants
 
-VERSION=2.84.4
+VERSION=2.84.5
 SHORTNAME="SSL_CERT"
 
 # reset possibly set variables
@@ -3993,13 +3993,15 @@ $2"
             shift 2
             ;;
         -u | --url)
-            check_option "${HTTP_REQUEST_URL}" '--url'
+            check_option "${HTTP_REQUEST_URL_SPECIFIED}" '--url'
+            HTTP_REQUEST_URL_SPECIFIED=1
             check_option_argument '-u|--url' "$2"
             HTTP_REQUEST_URL="$2"
             shift 2
             ;;
         --user-agent)
-            check_option "${HTTP_USER_AGENT}" '--user-agent'
+            check_option "${HTTP_USER_AGENT_SPECIFIED}" '--user-agent'
+            HTTP_USER_AGENT_SPECIFIED=1
             check_option_argument '--user-agent' "$2"
             HTTP_USER_AGENT="$2"
             shift 2
diff --git a/check_ssl_cert.1 b/check_ssl_cert.1
index 09e62c3..4822fc2 100644
--- a/check_ssl_cert.1
+++ b/check_ssl_cert.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" Process this file with
 .\" groff -man -Tascii check_ssl_cert.1
 .\"
-.TH "check_ssl_cert" 1 "October, 2024" "2.84.4" "USER COMMANDS"
+.TH "check_ssl_cert" 1 "October, 2024" "2.84.5" "USER COMMANDS"
 .SH NAME
 check_ssl_cert \- checks the validity of X.509 certificates
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/check_ssl_cert.spec b/check_ssl_cert.spec
index 7984106..f027e9a 100644
--- a/check_ssl_cert.spec
+++ b/check_ssl_cert.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%global version          2.84.4
+%global version          2.84.5
 %global release          0
 %global sourcename       check_ssl_cert
 %global packagename      nagios-plugins-check_ssl_cert
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct 13 2024 Matteo Corti <matteo@corti.li> - 2.84.5-0
+- Updated to 2.84.5
+
 * Wed Oct  2 2024 Matteo Corti <matteo@corti.li> - 2.84.4-0
 - Updated to 2.84.4