diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 054c1a5..c714b7f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Feel free to change and share the code.
 
 ## changelog
 
+0.70 modernize tabs
+
 0.65 add `darker` Qt5 colorscheme for Kate and installer script, tweak GTK2 theme and Qt5 colorscheme
 
 0.632 fix selected text color
diff --git a/gtk-2.0/gtkrc b/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
index a5a4446..9c91f0e 100644
--- a/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
+++ b/gtk-2.0/gtkrc
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ style "default" {
         image {
       function = EXTENSION
       state    = NORMAL
-      file     = "../img/tab-active-279.png"
+      file     = "../img/tab-active-270.png"
       border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = RIGHT
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ style "notebook" {
         image {
       function = EXTENSION
       state    = NORMAL
-      file     = "../img/tab-active-279.png"
+      file     = "../img/tab-active-270.png"
       border   = { 2,0,0,0 }
       stretch  = TRUE
       gap_side = RIGHT