diff --git a/crates/cli/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/cli/CHANGELOG.md
index c48bc46..e4ebaae 100644
--- a/crates/cli/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/cli/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # `moc-cli` Change Log
 
+
+## 0.5.2
+
+Realeased 2022-09-12
+
+
 ## 0.5.1
 
 Realeased 2022-09-09
diff --git a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
index f5a2f8a..f68600b 100644
--- a/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "moc-cli"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 authors = ["F.-X. Pineau <francois-xavier.pineau@astro.unistra.fr>"]
 description = "Command-line to create and manipulate HEALPix Multi-Order Coverages maps (MOCs)"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/crates/set/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/set/CHANGELOG.md
index eef4963..118544a 100644
--- a/crates/set/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/set/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # `moc-set` Change Log
 
+## 0.5.2
+
+Released 2022-09-12.
+
+### Bug correction
+
+* Accept negative number in arguments
+
+
 ## 0.5.1
 
 Released 2022-09-09.
diff --git a/crates/set/Cargo.toml b/crates/set/Cargo.toml
index 5e37e18..fd9a467 100644
--- a/crates/set/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/set/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "moc-set"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 authors = ["F.-X. Pineau <francois-xavier.pineau@astro.unistra.fr>"]
 description = "command-line tool to build, update and query a persistent set of HEALPix Multi-Order Coverages maps (MOCs)"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/crates/set/resources/tests/test.bash b/crates/set/resources/tests/test.bash
index ecb5e33..be7b4d6 100755
--- a/crates/set/resources/tests/test.bash
+++ b/crates/set/resources/tests/test.bash
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ query_cone_valid(){
   assert_eq "${actual}" "${expected}" "query cone 0.0 +0.0 0.1"
 }
 
+query_cone_negdec_valid(){
+  local cmd="cargo run --release -- query ${mocset} cone 10.0 -12.0 0.1"
+  local actual=$(${cmd} | tr '\n' ' ' | sed -r 's/ +$//')
+  local expected="id"
+  assert_eq "${actual}" "${expected}" "query cone 10.0 -12.0 0.1"
+}
+
+
 query_cone_valid_prec6(){
   local cmd="cargo run --release -- query ${mocset} cone 0.0 +0.0 0.1 --precision 6"
   local actual=$(${cmd} | tr '\n' ' ' | sed -r 's/ +$//')
@@ -105,6 +113,7 @@ list1
 query_cone_valid
 query_cone_valid_with_coverage
 query_cone_valid_prec6
+query_cone_negdec_valid
 #cargo run --release list --ranges mocset.bin
 cargo run --release purge mocset.bin
 #cargo run --release list --ranges mocset.bin
@@ -124,7 +133,8 @@ query_cone_deprecated_withdeprect
 cargo run --release chgstatus mocset.bin 161 removed
 query_cone_removed_nodeprec
 query_cone_removed_withdeprec
-cargo run --release append mocset.bin 161 data/CDS_J_ApJ_811_30_table3.fits
+cargo run --release append mocset.bin -161 data/CDS_J_ApJ_811_30_table3.fits
+cargo run --release chgstatus mocset.bin 161 valid
 cargo run --release purge mocset.bin
 query_cone_valid
 query_cone_valid_with_coverage
diff --git a/crates/set/src/append.rs b/crates/set/src/append.rs
index 647b904..89be19c 100644
--- a/crates/set/src/append.rs
+++ b/crates/set/src/append.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
+#[clap(allow_negative_numbers = true)]
 /// Append the given MOCs to an existing mocset
 pub struct Append {
   #[clap(parse(from_os_str))]
diff --git a/crates/set/src/query.rs b/crates/set/src/query.rs
index ea24104..af7f42c 100644
--- a/crates/set/src/query.rs
+++ b/crates/set/src/query.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub struct Query {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
 pub enum Region {
-  #[clap(name = "pos")]
+  #[clap(name = "pos", allow_negative_numbers = true)]
   /// Single position.
   Pos {
     /// Longitude of the cone center (in degrees)
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub enum Region {
     /// Latitude of the cone center (in degrees)
     lat_deg: f64,
   },
-  #[clap(name = "cone")]
+  #[clap(name = "cone", allow_negative_numbers = true)]
   /// A cone, i.e. a position with a small area around (approximated by a MOC). 
   Cone {
     /// Longitude of the cone center (in degrees)
diff --git a/crates/wasm/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/wasm/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e254b5..8670cb3 100644
--- a/crates/wasm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/wasm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # `moc-wasm` Change Log
 
+## 0.5.2
+
+Realeased 2022-09-12
+
+
 ## 0.5.1
 
 Realeased 2022-09-09
diff --git a/crates/wasm/Cargo.toml b/crates/wasm/Cargo.toml
index 30cccb7..39c6472 100644
--- a/crates/wasm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wasm/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "moc-wasm"
-version = "0.5.1"
+version = "0.5.2"
 authors = ["F.-X. Pineau <francois-xavier.pineau@astro.unistra.fr>"]
 description = """
 WASM library to create and manipulate HEALPix