diff --git a/docs/releases/v2.12.5.md b/docs/releases/v2.12.5.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..99593eb2a15a269a0dee8d845eceb735659b7c8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/releases/v2.12.5.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# v2.12.5
+
+## Feature
+
+- enable connectivity for Julich Brain v3
+- added version inspector in UI
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index dde2ab13840c506548d8f414fc69e01c373ebb11..3ff6048f486849482bca9b326b24a851d34e7921 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ nav:
     - Fetching datasets: 'advanced/datasets.md'
     - Display non-atlas volumes: 'advanced/otherVolumes.md'
   - Release notes:
+    - v2.12.5: 'releases/v2.12.5.md'
     - v2.12.4: 'releases/v2.12.4.md'
     - v2.12.3: 'releases/v2.12.3.md'
     - v2.12.2: 'releases/v2.12.2.md'
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 36f61f7ee0a2ebac9d03fcb870e14ea18d5517e2..2612b896200971ccb34e0cff9cb34476ae98178e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "siibra-explorer",
-  "version": "2.12.4",
+  "version": "2.12.5",
   "description": "siibra-explorer - explore brain atlases. Based on humanbrainproject/nehuba & google/neuroglancer. Built with angular",
   "scripts": {
     "lint": "eslint src --ext .ts",
diff --git a/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts b/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts
index 0b8323001c2201d06894f90e3d43e0c7412c0c85..20df7670b1e26c6d7460fa74c0adb65960441840 100644
--- a/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts
+++ b/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const useViewer = {
 } as const
 
 export const SIIBRA_API_VERSION_HEADER_KEY='x-siibra-api-version'
-export const EXPECTED_SIIBRA_API_VERSION = '0.3.11'
+export const EXPECTED_SIIBRA_API_VERSION = '0.3.12'
 
 let BS_ENDPOINT_CACHED_VALUE: Observable<string> = null
 
diff --git a/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts b/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts
index 581b34e0009b0a27479a86ec302d74319a86513a..5e7b728c702fe7425ecdc3dcc2d3b902e42e0e29 100644
--- a/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts
+++ b/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,33 @@ const categoryAcc = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>(categories: T[]) => {
   return returnVal
 }
 
+type ConnectiivtyFilter = {
+  SPECIES: string[]
+  PARCELLATION: string[]
+  SPACE: string[]
+}
+
+const WHITELIST_CONNECTIVITY: ConnectiivtyFilter = {
+  SPECIES: [
+    SPECIES_ENUM.RATTUS_NORVEGICUS,
+    SPECIES_ENUM.HOMO_SAPIENS
+  ],
+  PARCELLATION: [
+    IDS.PARCELLATION.JBA29,
+    IDS.PARCELLATION.JBA30,
+    IDS.PARCELLATION.WAXHOLMV4
+  ],
+  SPACE: [],
+}
+
+const BANLIST_CONNECTIVITY: ConnectiivtyFilter = {
+  SPECIES: [],
+  PARCELLATION: [],
+  SPACE: [
+    IDS.TEMPLATES.BIG_BRAIN
+  ]
+}
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'sxplr-feature-entry',
   templateUrl: './entry.flattened.component.html',
@@ -149,10 +176,14 @@ export class EntryComponent extends FeatureBase implements AfterViewInit, OnDest
 
   public showConnectivity$ = combineLatest([
     this.selectedAtlas$.pipe(
-      map(atlas => atlas?.species === SPECIES_ENUM.HOMO_SAPIENS || atlas?.species === SPECIES_ENUM.RATTUS_NORVEGICUS)
+      map(atlas => WHITELIST_CONNECTIVITY.SPECIES.includes(atlas?.species) && !BANLIST_CONNECTIVITY.SPECIES.includes(atlas?.species))
     ),
     this.TPRBbox$.pipe(
-      map(({ parcellation, template }) => template.id !== IDS.TEMPLATES.BIG_BRAIN && parcellation?.id === IDS.PARCELLATION.JBA29 || parcellation?.id === IDS.PARCELLATION.WAXHOLMV4)
+      map(({ parcellation, template }) => (
+        WHITELIST_CONNECTIVITY.SPACE.includes(template?.id) && !BANLIST_CONNECTIVITY.SPACE.includes(template?.id)
+      ) || (
+        WHITELIST_CONNECTIVITY.PARCELLATION.includes(parcellation?.id) && !BANLIST_CONNECTIVITY.PARCELLATION.includes(parcellation?.id)
+      ))
     )
   ]).pipe(
     map(flags => flags.every(f => f))
diff --git a/src/ui/help/about/about.component.ts b/src/ui/help/about/about.component.ts
index 3f64429e7bba3d69716b2a8bfbe54046374e6c2b..31fd286633195fd03a9365b665b2ee935c33c537 100644
--- a/src/ui/help/about/about.component.ts
+++ b/src/ui/help/about/about.component.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core'
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component } from '@angular/core'
 import { NewestRelease } from '../newestRelease.directive'
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http'
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators'
 import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog'
 import { HowToCite } from '../howToCite/howToCite.component'
+import { SAPI, EXPECTED_SIIBRA_API_VERSION } from "src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service"
+import { environment } from "src/environments/environment"
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'iav-about',
@@ -11,9 +13,12 @@ import { HowToCite } from '../howToCite/howToCite.component'
   styleUrls: [
     './about.style.css',
   ],
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush
 })
 
 export class AboutCmp extends NewestRelease{
+  public versionString: string
+
   public supportEmailAddress: string = `support@ebrains.eu`
   public contactEmailHref: string = `mailto:${this.supportEmailAddress}?Subject=[siibra-explorer]%20Queries`
 
@@ -30,6 +35,7 @@ export class AboutCmp extends NewestRelease{
 
   constructor(http: HttpClient, private dialog: MatDialog){
     super(http)
+    this.versionString = `${environment.VERSION}-${environment.GIT_HASH}:${EXPECTED_SIIBRA_API_VERSION}:${SAPI.API_VERSION}`
   }
 
   showHowToCite(){
diff --git a/src/ui/help/about/about.style.css b/src/ui/help/about/about.style.css
index 6fac494026f707e9d2d554805c3bc3fe4ebfa5f0..c1e6adabeab3d2bdc690bbfa8f0603d90fdcb599 100644
--- a/src/ui/help/about/about.style.css
+++ b/src/ui/help/about/about.style.css
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@
   flex-wrap: wrap;
   justify-content: center;
 }
+
+.newline
+{
+  flex: 1 1 100%;
+}
diff --git a/src/ui/help/about/about.template.html b/src/ui/help/about/about.template.html
index ab91ff0dc4d02bcb1068842b72aa9318ac471a1d..75f5b972c3423d71e0aed13cf541840a1f53e6ff 100644
--- a/src/ui/help/about/about.template.html
+++ b/src/ui/help/about/about.template.html
@@ -43,3 +43,17 @@
     How to cite
   </span>
 </button>
+
+<ng-template [ngIf]="versionString" let-versionString>
+  <div class="newline"></div>
+  <mat-form-field class="d-block">
+    <mat-label>
+      Version
+    </mat-label>
+    <input type="text" matInput [value]="versionString" disabled>
+    <button mat-icon-button matSuffix
+      [iav-clipboard-copy]="versionString">
+      <i class="fas fa-copy"></i>
+    </button>
+  </mat-form-field>
+</ng-template>
diff --git a/src/ui/help/module.ts b/src/ui/help/module.ts
index 4434b2889a244b51cd4a39c1aecc9d42fbc4d53c..5d08c11796a07ccbe8be9d46367b79428a9cabce 100644
--- a/src/ui/help/module.ts
+++ b/src/ui/help/module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import { QuickTourModule } from "src/ui/quickTour/module";
 import { HowToCite } from "./howToCite/howToCite.component";
 import { StrictLocalModule } from "src/strictLocal";
 import { HttpClientModule } from "@angular/common/http";
+import { MatInputModule } from "@angular/material/input";
+import { MatDialogModule } from "@angular/material/dialog";
+import { ShareModule } from "src/share";
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -19,6 +22,10 @@ import { HttpClientModule } from "@angular/common/http";
     QuickTourModule,
     StrictLocalModule,
     HttpClientModule,
+
+    ShareModule,    
+    MatInputModule,
+    MatDialogModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     AboutCmp,