diff --git a/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-rootout.cc b/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-rootout.cc
index 4d9060a96c8eae345845aa25b448bf11ab291c2a..681c54adb5411d602f60a43dae544377c464d9a1 100644
--- a/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-rootout.cc
+++ b/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-rootout.cc
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 ///********************************************************************
 ///
 ///     fastNLO_toolkit: fnlo-tk-rootout
-///     Program to read fastNLO tables and write out
-///     QCD cross sections into ROOT histograms
+///     Program to read fastNLO tables and write out QCD cross sections
+///     with uncertainty in text and ROOT format
+///
+///     For more explanations type:
+///     ./fnlo-tk-rootout -h
 ///
 ///     K. Rabbertz
 ///
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
+#include "fastnlotk/fastNLOAlphas.h"
+#include "fastnlotk/fastNLOConstants.h"
 #include "fastnlotk/fastNLOLHAPDF.h"
 #include "fastnlotk/fastNLOTools.h"
 #include "fastnlotk/speaker.h"
@@ -41,7 +46,19 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    using namespace fastNLO;   //! namespace for fastNLO constants
 
    //! --- Set initial verbosity level
-   SetGlobalVerbosity(INFO);
+   // Could set verbosity level directly using enum here, but we'll need fVerbosity anyway for cmd line parsing
+   //   SetGlobalVerbosity(WARNING);
+   string VerbosityLevel = "WARNING";
+   say::Verbosity fVerbosity = toVerbosity()["WARNING"];
+   SetGlobalVerbosity(fVerbosity);
+
+   //--- Set verbosity level of table evaluation from command line argument if existing
+   if (argc > 7) {
+      VerbosityLevel  = (const char*) argv[7];
+      //! --- Reset verbosity level from here on
+      fVerbosity = toVerbosity()[VerbosityLevel];
+      SetGlobalVerbosity(fVerbosity);
+   }
 
    //! --- Parse commmand line
    char buffer[1024];
@@ -65,33 +82,39 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       if (tablename == "-v") {
          fastNLOTools::PrintFastnloVersion();
          return 0;
+      } else if (tablename == "-h") {
+         // Avoid suppressing usage printouts
+         SetGlobalVerbosity(INFO);
       }
       //! --- Print program purpose
       yell << _CSEPSC << endl;
       info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "Program to read fastNLO tables and write out" << endl;
-      info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "QCD cross sections into ROOT histograms" << endl;
-      yell << _SSEPSC << endl;
-      info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "For more explanations type:" << endl;
+      info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "QCD cross sections with uncertainties in text format and" << endl;
+      info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "in ROOT format" << endl;
+      info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "(If compiled without ROOT support only text printout is given)" << endl;
+      infosep << _SSEPSC << endl;
+      info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "For an explanation of command line arguments type:" << endl;
       info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "./fnlo-tk-rootout -h" << endl;
       info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "For version number printout type:" << endl;
       info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "./fnlo-tk-rootout -v" << endl;
-      yell << _CSEPSC << endl;
+      infosep << _CSEPSC << endl;
+      infosep << "" << endl;
+      infosep << _CSEPSC << endl;
       //! --- Usage info
       if (tablename == "-h") {
-         yell << _CSEPSC << endl;
          info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "fastNLO ROOT Writer" << endl;
-         yell << _SSEPSC << endl;
-         yell << " #" << endl;
+         infosep << _SSEPSC << endl;
+         infosep << " #" << endl;
          info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "This program evaluates a fastNLO table and" << endl;
-         info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "writes histograms with cross sections and PDF, statistical or" << endl;
-         info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "scale uncertainties into ROOT." << endl;
+         info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "prints out cross sections with statistical (if available), " << endl;
+         info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "scale, or PDF uncertainties in ROOT format." << endl;
          info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "" << endl;
          info["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "TODO: Provide more info on histogram numbering/labelling ..." << endl;
          man << "" << endl;
          man << "Usage: ./fnlo-tk-rootout <fastNLOtable.tab> [PDF] [uncertainty]" << endl;
          man << "       Arguments: <> mandatory; [] optional." << endl;
          man << "<fastNLOtable.tab>: Table input file, e.g. fnl2342b.tab" << endl;
-         man << "[PDF]: PDF set, def. = series of CT14nlo, MMHT2014nlo68cl, NNPDF30_nlo_as_0118, PDF4LHC15_nlo_mc" << endl;
+         man << "[PDF]: PDF set, def. = series of CT18NNLO, MSHT20nnlo_as118, NNPDF31_nnlo_as_0118, PDF4LHC21_mc" << endl;
          man << "   For LHAPDF6: Specify set names WITHOUT filename extension." << endl;
          man << "   If the PDF set still is not found, then:" << endl;
          man << "   - Check, whether the LHAPDF environment variable is set correctly." << endl;
@@ -116,11 +139,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
          man << "                 \"scale21\", i.e. mur=scale2, muf=scale1," << endl;
          man << "                 \"kProd\", i.e. mur=muf=scale1*scale2," << endl;
          man << "                 \"kQuadraticSum\", i.e. mur=muf=sqrt(scale1^2+scale2^2)." << endl;
-         man << "[Verbosity]: Set verbosity level of table evaluation [DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR], def. = WARNING" << endl;
-         yell << " #" << endl;
+         man << "[Verbosity]: Set verbosity level of table evaluation [DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,SILENT], def. = WARNING" << endl;
+         infosep << " #" << endl;
          man << "Use \"_\" to skip changing a default argument." << endl;
-         yell << " #" << endl;
-         yell << _CSEPSC << endl;
+         infosep << " #" << endl;
+         infosep << _CSEPSC << endl;
          return 0;
       } else {
          shout["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "Evaluating table: "  <<  tablename << endl;
@@ -215,25 +238,19 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    }
 
    //--- Scale choice (flex-scale tables only; ignored for fix-scale tables)
-   string chflex = "kScale1";
+   string chflex;
    if (argc > 6) {
       chflex = (const char*) argv[6];
    }
    if (argc <= 6 || chflex == "_") {
+      chflex = "kScale1";
       shout["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "Using default mur=muf=scale 1." << endl;
    } else {
       shout["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "Using scale definition "+chflex+"." << endl;
    }
 
-   //--- Set verbosity level of table evaluation
-   string VerbosityLevel = "WARNING";
-   if (argc > 7) {
-      VerbosityLevel  = (const char*) argv[7];
-   }
-   if (argc <= 7 || VerbosityLevel == "_") {
-      VerbosityLevel = "WARNING";
-      shout["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "No request given for verbosity level, using WARNING default." << endl;
-   } else {
+   //--- Report about changed verbosity level at the beginning
+   if (!VerbosityLevel.empty()) {
       shout["fnlo-tk-rootout"] << "Using verbosity level: " << VerbosityLevel << endl;
    }
 
@@ -250,7 +267,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
    //! --- Prepare loop over PDF sets
    const int nsets = 4;
-   string StandardPDFSets[nsets] = {"CT14nlo", "MMHT2014nlo68cl", "NNPDF30_nlo_as_0118", "PDF4LHC15_nlo_mc"};
+   string StandardPDFSets[nsets] = {"CT18NNLO", "MSHT20nnlo_as118", "NNPDF31_nnlo_as_0118", "PDF4LHC21_mc"};
    EPDFUncertaintyStyle ePDFUncs[nsets] = {kHessianCTEQCL68, kHessianAsymmetricMax, kMCSampling, kMCSampling};
 
    vector < string > PDFFiles;
diff --git a/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-yodaout.cc b/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-yodaout.cc
index d05b117320dba7e22379762eb18959e2604825ec..64572df21cece2b35eedac2909857c06462a1e98 100644
--- a/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-yodaout.cc
+++ b/v2.5/toolkit/src/fnlo-tk-yodaout.cc
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
          man << "Usage: ./fnlo-tk-yodaout <fastNLOtable.tab> [PDF] [uncertainty]" << endl;
          man << "       Arguments: <> mandatory; [] optional." << endl;
          man << "<fastNLOtable.tab>: Table input file, e.g. fnl2342b.tab" << endl;
-         man << "[PDF]: PDF set, def. = CT10nlo" << endl;
+         man << "[PDF]: PDF set, def. = CT18NNLO" << endl;
          man << "   For LHAPDF6: Specify set names WITHOUT filename extension." << endl;
          man << "   If the PDF set still is not found, then:" << endl;
          man << "   - Check, whether the LHAPDF environment variable is set correctly." << endl;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
          man << "[np]: Apply nonperturbative corrections if available, def. = no.; alternatives: \"yes\" or \"np\"." << endl;
          man << "[xrescale]: Rescale x axis values, def. = 1" << endl;
          man << "[dxsrescale]: Rescale uncertainty values, def. = 1" << endl;
-         man << "[Verbosity]: Set verbosity level of table evaluation [DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR], def. = WARNING" << endl;
+         man << "[Verbosity]: Set verbosity level of table evaluation [DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,SILENT], def. = WARNING" << endl;
          infosep << " #" << endl;
          man << "Use \"_\" to skip changing a default argument." << endl;
          infosep << " #" << endl;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       PDFFile = (const char*) argv[2];
    }
    if (argc <= 2 || PDFFile == "_") {
-      PDFFile = "CT10nlo";
+      PDFFile = "CT18NNLO";
       shout["fnlo-tk-yodaout"] << "No PDF set given, taking " << PDFFile << " instead!" << endl;
    } else {
       shout["fnlo-tk-yodaout"] << "Using PDF set   : " << PDFFile << endl;