diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 1e8896801..03a4dd17e 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.simplemobiletools.gallery"
         minSdkVersion 16
         targetSdkVersion 25
-        versionCode 76
+        versionCode 77
         versionName "2.5.3"
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index f9623e783..5dbeff81f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryAdapter.DirOperationsListener {
             add(Release(72, R.string.release_72))
             add(Release(74, R.string.release_74))
             add(Release(76, R.string.release_76))
+            add(Release(77, R.string.release_77))
             checkWhatsNew(this, BuildConfig.VERSION_CODE)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml
index e288e7b7f..e3dbbe454 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ca-rES/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index f96f3d1de..890752f9b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml
index e288e7b7f..e3dbbe454 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-es-rES/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
index ff466ff4c..197001a19 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-fr/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml
index e288e7b7f..e3dbbe454 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-gl-rES/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
index 6aa6e82f3..0205136f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-hu/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
index 1fc4cf608..358bbdd01 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
index 0089d7edb..6e02d75be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
index b3277a69e..6735ab217 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-pt-rPT/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index 2f2330adb..4c761b776 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
index a979c9b1e..71c41a2ca 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,11 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animovať gif súbory pri náhľade</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
-    <string name="release_76">Bola pridaná možnosŤ vypnutia prehrávania gif súborov pri náhľadoch</string>
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Bulo pridané vylučovanie podpriečinky vylúčených priečinkov\n
+        Bol pridaný jednoduchý spôsob vylučovania rodičovských priečinkov z potvrdzujúceho okna
+    </string>
+    <string name="release_76">Bola pridaná možnosť vypnutia prehrávania gif súborov pri náhľadoch</string>
     <string name="release_74">Bola pridaná možnosť vlastného zoradenia jednotlivých priečinkov</string>
     <string name="release_72">
         Bolo pridané správne ukrývanie priečinkov pomocou súboru .nomedia\n
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
index 98698adf8..6a2e2f2e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-sv/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
index 64b5cf920..5ba5c0da6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-tr/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
index 501c41d70..28df70830 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rCN/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
index 50fd9329f..446fa552a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-zh-rTW/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 6aa6e82f3..0205136f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@
     <string name="animate_gifs">Animate gifs at thumbnails</string>
 
     <!-- Release notes -->
+    <string name="release_77">
+        Exclude the subfolders of excluded folders too\n
+        Added an easy way of excluding parent folders from the exclude confirmation dialog
+    </string>
     <string name="release_76">Added an option to toggle gif animation at thumbnails</string>
     <string name="release_74">Allow setting different sorting per folder</string>
     <string name="release_72">