diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/biobakery_workflows.py b/biobakery_workflows/biobakery_workflows.py
index 7a3b2f9..29ba7d1 100755
--- a/biobakery_workflows/biobakery_workflows.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/biobakery_workflows.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 
-VERSION = "0.14.0"
+from . import config
+
 WORKFLOW_FOLDER="workflows"
 WORKFLOW_EXTENSION=".py"
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def parse_arguments(args,workflows):
     parser.add_argument(
         "--version",
         action="version",
-        version="%(prog)s v"+VERSION)
+        version="%(prog)s v"+config.VERSION)
     parser.add_argument(
         "workflow",
         choices=workflows,
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/config.py b/biobakery_workflows/config.py
index 503d442..ac15f05 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/config.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/config.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+VERSION = "0.14.0"
+
 def get_home_directory():
     """ Try to get the users home directory """
     
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/scripts/gzip_files.py b/biobakery_workflows/scripts/gzip_files.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d30769e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/scripts/gzip_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# To run: $ python gzip_files.gz --input $FOLDER --output $FOLDER_OUT --grid-jobs 100
+
+from anadama2 import Workflow
+
+workflow = Workflow()
+
+in_files = workflow.get_input_files(extension=".fastq")
+out_files =[filename+".gz" for filename in workflow.name_output_files(in_files)]
+
+workflow.add_task_group_gridable(
+    "gzip -c [depends[0]] > [targets[0]]",
+    depends=in_files,
+    targets=out_files,
+    docker_image="biobakery/kneaddata:0.7.2_cloud_v4",
+    mem=5*1024,
+    time=3*60,
+    cores=1)
+
+workflow.go()
+
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/tasks/shotgun.py b/biobakery_workflows/tasks/shotgun.py
index d383d0a..d51f32b 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/tasks/shotgun.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/tasks/shotgun.py
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ def kneaddata(workflow, input_files, extension, output_folder, threads, paired=N
     kneaddata_output_files = zip(kneaddata_output_fastq, kneaddata_output_logs)
 
     # get the output folder
-    kneaddata_output_folder = os.path.dirname(kneaddata_output_files[0][0])
 
     rename_final_output = ""        
     if paired:
@@ -114,7 +113,8 @@ def kneaddata(workflow, input_files, extension, output_folder, threads, paired=N
         time_equation="3*6*60 if file_size('[depends[0]]') < 10 else 5*6*60"
         mem_equation="3*12*1024 if file_size('[depends[0]]') < 10 else 6*12*1024"
         # need to rename the final output file here to the sample name
-        rename_final_output = " && mv [args[3]] [targets[0]]"
+        rename_final_output = " && cp [targets[2]] [targets[0]]"
+        kneaddata_output_files = zip(kneaddata_output_fastq, kneaddata_output_logs, kneaddata_output_repeats_removed_fastq)
         
     # set additional options to empty string if not provided
     if additional_options is None:
@@ -145,16 +145,17 @@ def kneaddata(workflow, input_files, extension, output_folder, threads, paired=N
     
     # create a task for each set of input and output files to run kneaddata
     # rename file with repeats in name to only sample name
-    for sample, depends, targets, intermediate_file in zip(sample_names, input_files, kneaddata_output_files, kneaddata_output_repeats_removed_fastq):
+    for sample, depends, targets in zip(sample_names, input_files, kneaddata_output_files):
         workflow.add_task_gridable(
-            "kneaddata --input [depends[0]] --output [args[0]] --threads [args[1]] --output-prefix [args[2]] "+second_input_option+optional_arguments+" "+additional_options+rename_final_output,
+            "kneaddata --input [depends[0]] --output $(dirname [targets[0]]) --threads [args[0]] --output-prefix [args[1]] "+second_input_option+optional_arguments+" "+additional_options+rename_final_output,
             depends=utilities.add_to_list(depends,TrackedExecutable("kneaddata")),
             targets=targets,
-            args=[kneaddata_output_folder, threads, sample, intermediate_file],
+            args=[threads, sample],
             time=time_equation, # 6 hours or more depending on file size
             mem=mem_equation, # 12 GB or more depending on file size
             cores=threads, # time/mem based on 8 cores
-            name=utilities.name_task(sample,"kneaddata")) # name task based on sample name
+            name=utilities.name_task(sample,"kneaddata"),
+            docker_image="biobakery/kneaddata:0.7.3_cloud_r1") # name task based on sample name
     
     return kneaddata_output_fastq, kneaddata_output_logs
 
@@ -192,18 +193,18 @@ def kneaddata_read_count_table(workflow, input_files, output_folder):
         workflow.go()
     """
     
-    # get the folder of the log files
-    input_folder=os.path.dirname(input_files[0])
-    
     # get the name for the output file
     kneaddata_read_count_file = files.ShotGun.path("kneaddata_read_counts",output_folder,create_folder=True)
     
     # add the task (which is not gridable as this task should take under 5 minutes)
-    workflow.add_task("kneaddata_read_count_table --input [args[0]] --output [targets[0]]",
+    workflow.add_task_gridable("kneaddata_read_count_table --input $(dirname [depends[0]]) --output [targets[0]]",
         depends=input_files,
         targets=kneaddata_read_count_file,
-        args=[input_folder],
-        name="kneaddata_read_count_table")
+        time=10,
+        mem=5*1024,
+        cores=1,
+        name="kneaddata_read_count_table",
+        docker_image="biobakery/kneaddata:0.7.3_cloud_r1")
     
     return kneaddata_read_count_file
 
@@ -330,7 +331,6 @@ def taxonomic_profile(workflow,input_files,output_folder,threads,input_extension
     main_folder=os.path.join("metaphlan2","main")
     metaphlan2_output_files_profile = utilities.name_files(sample_names, output_folder, subfolder=main_folder, tag=metaphlan2_profile_tag, extension="tsv", create_folder=True)
     metaphlan2_output_files_sam = utilities.name_files(sample_names, output_folder, subfolder=main_folder, tag="bowtie2", extension="sam")
-    metaphlan2_output_folder = os.path.dirname(metaphlan2_output_files_profile[0])
     
     # determine the input file type based on the extension
     if input_extension in ["fasta","fasta.gz","fa","fa.gz"]:
@@ -342,39 +342,47 @@ def taxonomic_profile(workflow,input_files,output_folder,threads,input_extension
     if not already_profiled:
         for sample, depend_fastq, target_profile, target_sam in zip(sample_names, input_files, metaphlan2_output_files_profile, metaphlan2_output_files_sam):
             workflow.add_task_gridable(
-                "metaphlan2.py [depends[0]] --input_type [args[2]] --output_file [targets[0]] --samout [targets[1]] --nproc [args[0]] --no_map --tmp_dir [args[1]]",
+                "metaphlan2.py [depends[0]] --input_type [args[1]] --output_file [targets[0]] --samout [targets[1]] --nproc [args[0]] --no_map --tmp_dir $(dirname [targets[1]])",
                 depends=[depend_fastq,TrackedExecutable("metaphlan2.py")],
                 targets=[target_profile,target_sam],
-                args=[threads,metaphlan2_output_folder,input_type],
+                args=[threads,input_type],
                 time="3*60 if file_size('[depends[0]]') < 25 else 4*3*60", # 3 hours or more depending on input file size
                 mem="12*1024 if file_size('[depends[0]]') < 25 else 4*12*1024", # 12 GB or more depending on input file size
                 cores=threads, # time/mem based on 8 cores
-                name=utilities.name_task(sample,"metaphlan2"))
+                name=utilities.name_task(sample,"metaphlan2"),
+                docker_image="biobakery/metaphlan2:2.7.7_cloud_r1")
     else:
         # set the names of the already profiled outputs
         metaphlan2_output_files_profile = input_files
-        metaphlan2_output_folder = os.path.dirname(input_files[0])
     
     # merge all of the metaphlan taxonomy tables
     metaphlan2_merged_output = files.ShotGun.path("taxonomic_profile", output_folder)
     
     # run the humann2 join script to merge all of the metaphlan2 profiles
-    workflow.add_task(
-        "humann2_join_tables --input [args[0]] --output [targets[0]] --file_name [args[1]]",
+    workflow.add_task_gridable(
+        "humann2_join_tables --input $(dirname [depends[0]]) --output [targets[0]] --file_name [args[0]]",
         depends=metaphlan2_output_files_profile,
         targets=metaphlan2_merged_output,
-        args=[metaphlan2_output_folder, metaphlan2_profile_tag],
-        name="metaphlan2_join_taxonomic_profiles")
+        args=[metaphlan2_profile_tag],
+        time=10,
+        mem=5*1024,
+        cores=1,
+        name="metaphlan2_join_taxonomic_profiles",
+        docker_image="biobakery/humann2:2.8.1_cloud_r1")
    
     # get the name for the file to write the species counts
     metaphlan2_species_counts_file = files.ShotGun.path("species_counts",output_folder,create_folder=True)
 
     # create a file of species counts
-    workflow.add_task(
+    workflow.add_task_gridable(
     "count_features.py --input [depends[0]] --output [targets[0]] --include s__ --filter t__ --reduce-sample-name",
     depends=metaphlan2_merged_output,
     targets=metaphlan2_species_counts_file,
-    name="metaphlan2_count_species") 
+    time=10,
+    mem=5*1024,
+    cores=1,
+    name="metaphlan2_count_species",
+    docker_image="biobakery/workflows:0.13.5_cloud_r1") 
 
     return metaphlan2_merged_output, metaphlan2_output_files_profile, metaphlan2_output_files_sam
 
@@ -485,8 +493,6 @@ def functional_profile(workflow,input_files,extension,output_folder,threads,taxo
     # get the name for the file of read and species counts created from the humann2 log outputs
     log_counts = files.ShotGun.path("humann2_read_counts",output_folder,create_folder=True)
 
-    humann2_output_folder = os.path.dirname(genefamiles[0])
-    
     # if taxonomic profiles are provided, add these to the targets and the command option
     if taxonomic_profiles:
         optional_profile_args=" --taxonomic-profile [depends[1]] "
@@ -505,22 +511,26 @@ def functional_profile(workflow,input_files,extension,output_folder,threads,taxo
     # create a task to run humann2 on each of the kneaddata output files
     for sample, depend_fastq, target_gene, target_path, target_coverage, target_log in zip(sample_names, depends, genefamiles, pathabundance, pathcoverage, log_files):
         workflow.add_task_gridable(
-            "humann2 --input [depends[0]] --output [args[0]] --o-log [targets[3]] --threads [args[1]]"+optional_profile_args,
+            "humann2 --input [depends[0]] --output $(dirname [targets[0]]) --o-log [targets[3]] --threads [args[0]]"+optional_profile_args,
             depends=utilities.add_to_list(depend_fastq,TrackedExecutable("humann2")),
             targets=[target_gene, target_path, target_coverage, target_log],
-            args=[humann2_output_folder, threads],
+            args=[threads],
             time="24*60 if file_size('[depends[0]]') < 25 else 6*24*60", # 24 hours or more depending on file size
             mem="32*1024 if file_size('[depends[0]]') < 25 else 3*32*1024", # 32 GB or more depending on file size
             cores=threads,
-            name=utilities.name_task(sample,"humann2"))
+            name=utilities.name_task(sample,"humann2"),
+            docker_image="biobakery/humann2:2.8.1_cloud_r1")
 
     # create a task to get the read and species counts for each humann2 run from the log files
-    workflow.add_task(
-        "get_counts_from_humann2_logs.py --input [args[0]] --output [targets[0]]",
+    workflow.add_task_gridable(
+        "get_counts_from_humann2_logs.py --input $(dirname [depends[0]]) --output [targets[0]]",
         depends=log_files,
         targets=log_counts,
-        args=humann2_output_folder,
-        name="humann2_count_alignments_species")
+        time=10, # 10 minutes
+        mem=5*1024, # 5 GB
+        cores=1,
+        name="humann2_count_alignments_species",
+        docker_image="biobakery/workflows:0.13.5_cloud_r1")
     
     ### STEP #2: Regroup UniRef90 gene families to ecs ###
     
@@ -537,7 +547,8 @@ def functional_profile(workflow,input_files,extension,output_folder,threads,taxo
         time=10, # 10 minutes
         mem=5*1024, # 5 GB
         cores=1,
-        name=map(lambda sample: utilities.name_task(sample,"humann2_regroup_UniRef2EC"), sample_names))
+        name=map(lambda sample: utilities.name_task(sample,"humann2_regroup_UniRef2EC"), sample_names),
+        docker_image="biobakery/humann2:2.8.1_cloud_r1")
 
     
     ### STEP #3: Merge gene families, ecs, and pathway abundance files
@@ -552,12 +563,16 @@ def functional_profile(workflow,input_files,extension,output_folder,threads,taxo
     all_targets=[merged_genefamilies, merged_ecs, merged_pathabundance]
     file_basenames=["genefamilies","ecs","pathabundance"]
     for depends, targets, basename in zip(all_depends, all_targets, file_basenames):
-        workflow.add_task(
-            "humann2_join_tables --input [args[0]] --output [targets[0]] --file_name [args[1]]",
+        workflow.add_task_gridable(
+            "humann2_join_tables --input $(dirname [depends[0]]) --output [targets[0]] --file_name [args[0]]",
             depends=depends,
             targets=targets,
-            args=[os.path.dirname(depends[0]),basename],
-            name="humann2_join_tables_"+basename)
+            args=[basename],
+            time=10, # 10 minutes
+            mem=50*1024 if "gene" in basename else 5*1024, # 50 GB
+            cores=1,
+            name="humann2_join_tables_"+basename,
+            docker_image="biobakery/humann2:2.8.1_cloud_r1")
     
     ### STEP #4: Normalize gene families, ecs, and pathway abundance to relative abundance (then merge files) ###
     
@@ -578,7 +593,8 @@ def functional_profile(workflow,input_files,extension,output_folder,threads,taxo
         time=15, # 15 minutes
         mem=5*1024, # 5 GB
         cores=1,
-        name=renorm_task_names)
+        name=renorm_task_names,
+        docker_image="biobakery/humann2:2.8.1_cloud_r1")
 
     
     # get a list of merged files for ec, gene families, and pathway abundance
@@ -591,31 +607,41 @@ def functional_profile(workflow,input_files,extension,output_folder,threads,taxo
     all_targets=[merged_genefamilies_relab, merged_ecs_relab, merged_pathabundance_relab]
     all_types=["genes_relab","ecs_relab","pathways_relab"]
     for depends, targets, input_type in zip(all_depends, all_targets, all_types):
-        workflow.add_task(
-            "humann2_join_tables --input [args[0]] --output [targets[0]]",
+        workflow.add_task_gridable(
+            "humann2_join_tables --input $(dirname [depends[0]]) --output [targets[0]]",
             depends=depends,
             targets=targets,
-            args=[os.path.dirname(depends[0])],
-            name="humann2_join_tables_"+input_type)
+            time=10,
+            mem=50*1024 if "gene" in input_type else 5*1024,
+            cores=1,
+            name="humann2_join_tables_"+input_type,
+            docker_image="biobakery/humann2:2.8.1_cloud_r1")
 
     # get feature counts for the ec, gene families, and pathways
     genefamilies_counts = files.ShotGun.path("genefamilies_relab_counts", output_folder)
     ecs_counts = files.ShotGun.path("ecs_relab_counts", output_folder)
     pathabundance_counts = files.ShotGun.path("pathabundance_relab_counts", output_folder)
-    workflow.add_task_group(
+    workflow.add_task_group_gridable(
         "count_features.py --input [depends[0]] --output [targets[0]] --reduce-sample-name --ignore-un-features --ignore-stratification",
         depends=[merged_genefamilies_relab, merged_ecs_relab, merged_pathabundance_relab],
         targets=[genefamilies_counts, ecs_counts, pathabundance_counts],
-        name=["humann2_count_features_genes","humann2_count_features_ecs","humann2_count_features_pathways"])
+        time=10,
+        mem=5*1024,
+        cores=1,
+        name=["humann2_count_features_genes","humann2_count_features_ecs","humann2_count_features_pathways"],
+        docker_image="biobakery/workflows:0.13.5_cloud_r1")
     
     # merge the feature counts into a single file
     all_feature_counts = files.ShotGun.path("feature_counts", output_folder)
-    workflow.add_task(
-        "humann2_join_tables --input [args[0]] --output [targets[0]] --file_name _relab_counts.tsv",
+    workflow.add_task_gridable(
+        "humann2_join_tables --input $(dirname [depends[0]]) --output [targets[0]] --file_name _relab_counts.tsv",
         depends=[genefamilies_counts, ecs_counts, pathabundance_counts],
         targets=all_feature_counts,
-        args=[os.path.dirname(genefamilies_counts)],
-        name="humann2_merge_feature_counts")
+        time=10,
+        mem=5*1024,
+        cores=1,
+        name="humann2_merge_feature_counts",
+        docker_image="biobakery/humann2:2.8.1_cloud_r1")
 
         
     return merged_genefamilies_relab, merged_ecs_relab, merged_pathabundance_relab, merged_genefamilies, merged_ecs, merged_pathabundance
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/utilities.py b/biobakery_workflows/utilities.py
index 476a2cb..81bb29e 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/utilities.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/utilities.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import time
 import collections
 
-from anadama2.tracked import TrackedDirectory
+from anadama2.tracked import TrackedDirectory, s3_folder
 
 # try to import urllib.request.urlretrieve for python3
 try:
@@ -570,10 +570,11 @@ def sample_names(files,extension,pair_identifier=None):
     
     return samples
 
-def find_files(folder, extension=None, exit_if_not_found=None):
+def find_files(workflow, folder, extension=None, exit_if_not_found=None):
     """ Return the files in the given folder with the extension if provided
     
     Args:
+        workflow (anadama2.Workflow): The workflow instance
         folder (string): A path to a folder
         extension (string): The file extension to search for (optional)
         exit_if_not_found (bool): Indicator to check if files exist (optional) 
@@ -585,16 +586,11 @@ def find_files(folder, extension=None, exit_if_not_found=None):
         list: A list of files in the folder
 
     Example:
-        files = find_files("examples","fastq")
+        files = find_files(workflow, "examples","fastq")
     """
     
-    # get all of the files in the folder
-    files=[os.path.join(folder,file) for file in os.listdir(folder)]
-    files=list(filter(lambda file: os.path.isfile(file),files))
-    
-    # filter to only files with extension
-    if extension:
-        files=list(filter(lambda file: file.endswith(extension), files))
+    # get all of the files in the folder (also allows for inputs from s3)
+    files=workflow.get_input_files(extension=extension, input_folder=folder)
     
     if exit_if_not_found:
         if not files:
@@ -636,7 +632,8 @@ def name_files(names, folder, subfolder=None, tag=None, extension=None, create_f
     names=[os.path.basename(name) for name in names]
     
     # use the full path to the folder
-    folder=os.path.abspath(folder)
+    if not s3_folder(folder):
+        folder=os.path.abspath(folder)
     
     # get the name of the full folder plus subfolder if provided
     if subfolder:
@@ -652,7 +649,7 @@ def name_files(names, folder, subfolder=None, tag=None, extension=None, create_f
         
     files=[os.path.join(folder,name) for name in names]
     
-    if create_folder:
+    if create_folder and not s3_folder:
         create_folders(os.path.dirname(files[0]))
         
     # if the input was originally a string, convert from list
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s.py b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s.py
index b06aa9c..9eca1e8 100755
--- a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 
 # create a workflow instance, providing the version number and description
-workflow = Workflow(version="0.1", description="A workflow for 16S sequencing data")
+workflow = Workflow(version=config.VERSION, description="A workflow for 16S sequencing data")
 
 # add the custom arguments to the workflow
 workflow_config = config.SixteenS()
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@
 
 # get all input files with the input extension provided on the command line
 # return an error if no files are found
-input_files = utilities.find_files(args.input, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
+input_files = utilities.find_files(workflow, args.input, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
 
 # check for index files, do not error if they are not found
-index_files = utilities.find_files(args.input, extension=args.index_identifier+"."+args.input_extension)
+index_files = utilities.find_files(workflow, args.input, extension=args.index_identifier+"."+args.input_extension)
 
 # remove the index files, if found, from the set of input files
 input_files = list(filter(lambda file: not file in index_files, input_files))
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s_vis.py b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s_vis.py
index 408588f..86df84e 100755
--- a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s_vis.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/16s_vis.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
 from biobakery_workflows import document_templates, utilities
 
 # import the files for descriptions and paths
-from biobakery_workflows import files
+from biobakery_workflows import files, config
 import os
 
 # create a workflow instance, providing the version number and description
 # remove the input folder option as it will be replaced with multiple input files
-workflow = Workflow(version="0.1", remove_options=["input"],
+workflow = Workflow(version=config.VERSION, remove_options=["input"],
                     description="A workflow for 16S visualization")
                     
 # add the custom arguments to the workflow 
@@ -181,4 +181,4 @@
     remove_log=True)
 
 # start the workflow
-workflow.go()
\ No newline at end of file
+workflow.go()
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/isolate_assembly.py b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/isolate_assembly.py
index 9084705..a0d8a8a 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/isolate_assembly.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/isolate_assembly.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 # create a workflow instance, providing the version number and description
 # the version number will appear when running this script with the "--version" option
 # the description will appear when running this script with the "--help" option
-workflow = Workflow(version="0.1", description="A workflow for isolate assembly")
+workflow = Workflow(version=config.VERSION, description="A workflow for isolate assembly")
 
 # add the custom arguments to the workflow
 workflow_config = config.ShotGun()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 # get all input files with the input extension provided on the command line
 # return an error if no files are found
-input_files = utilities.find_files(args.input, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
+input_files = utilities.find_files(workflow, args.input, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
 
 ### STEP #1: Run quality control on all input files ###
 sample_names=utilities.sample_names(input_files,args.input_extension)
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx.py b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx.py
index f322b8e..64da2dd 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # create a workflow instance, providing the version number and description
 # the version number will appear when running this script with the "--version" option
 # the description will appear when running this script with the "--help" option
-workflow = Workflow(version="0.1", description="A workflow for whole metagenome shotgun sequences")
+workflow = Workflow(version=config.VERSION, description="A workflow for whole metagenome shotgun sequences")
 
 # add the custom arguments to the workflow
 workflow_config = config.ShotGun()
@@ -71,10 +71,10 @@
 
 # get all input files with the input extension provided on the command line
 # return an error if no files are found
-input_files = utilities.find_files(args.input, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
+input_files = utilities.find_files(workflow, args.input, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
 
 # check for index files, do not error if they are not found
-index_files = utilities.find_files(args.input, extension=args.index_identifier+"."+args.input_extension)
+index_files = utilities.find_files(workflow, args.input, extension=args.index_identifier+"."+args.input_extension)
 
 # remove the index files, if found, from the set of input files
 input_files = list(filter(lambda file: not file in index_files, input_files))
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_vis.py b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_vis.py
index 6ec0dd1..ca64a32 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_vis.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_vis.py
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
 from biobakery_workflows import utilities
 
 # import the files for descriptions and paths
-from biobakery_workflows import files
+from biobakery_workflows import files, config
 
 # create a workflow instance, providing the version number and description
 # remove the input folder option as it will be replaced with multiple input files
-workflow = Workflow(version="0.1", remove_options=["input"],
+workflow = Workflow(version=config.VERSION, remove_options=["input"],
                     description="A workflow for whole metagenome shotgun sequence visualization")
 
 # list the required and optional files for the workflow
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx.py b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx.py
index 0099c13..f0ecc79 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
 # create a workflow instance, providing the version number and description
 # remove the input folder option as it will be replaced with two input folder options
-workflow = Workflow(version="0.1", remove_options=["input"],
+workflow = Workflow(version=config.VERSION, remove_options=["input"],
                     description="A workflow for whole metagenome and metatranscriptome shotgun sequences")
 
 # add the custom arguments to the workflow
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
 args = workflow.parse_args()
 
 # get all input files with the input extension provided on the command line
-input_files_metagenome = utilities.find_files(args.input_metagenome, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
-input_files_metatranscriptome = utilities.find_files(args.input_metatranscriptome, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
+input_files_metagenome = utilities.find_files(workflow, args.input_metagenome, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
+input_files_metatranscriptome = utilities.find_files(workflow, args.input_metatranscriptome, extension=args.input_extension, exit_if_not_found=True)
 
 ### STEP #1: Run quality control on all input files ###
 wms_output_folder = os.path.join(args.output,files.ShotGun.wmgx_folder_name)
diff --git a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx_vis.py b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx_vis.py
index 29df0b6..e2f2824 100644
--- a/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx_vis.py
+++ b/biobakery_workflows/workflows/wmgx_wmtx_vis.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@
 from biobakery_workflows import utilities
 
 # import the files for descriptions and paths
-from biobakery_workflows import files
+from biobakery_workflows import files, config
 
 # create a workflow instance, providing the version number and description
 # remove the input folder option as it will be replaced with multiple input files
-workflow = Workflow(version="0.1", remove_options=["input"],
+workflow = Workflow(version=config.VERSION, remove_options=["input"],
                     description="A workflow for whole metagenome and metatranscriptome shotgun sequence visualization")
 
 # list the required and optional files for the workflow