diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 3c1ed914..d089ec21 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ build_flags = -g
 
 lib_deps =
   ${env.lib_deps}
-  makuna/NeoPixelBus @ 2.6.9
+  makuna/NeoPixelBus @ 2.7.1 ;; WLEDMM - new version is more stable on -C3
   https://github.com/pbolduc/AsyncTCP.git @ 1.2.0
 
 [esp32s3]
@@ -1027,6 +1027,47 @@ monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
 ; RAM:   [===       ]  25.6% (used 83796 bytes from 327680 bytes)
 ; Flash: [==========]  97.7% (used 1408626 bytes from 1441792 bytes)
 
+;; MM max config for ESP32-C3 -> 4MB flash, no PSRAM
+;; to ewowi - i'll optimize this entry later ;-) really, I mean
+[env:esp32c3dev_4MB_max]
+extends = esp32_4MB_V4_min_base
+;platform = ${esp32.platformV4}
+;platform_packages = ${esp32.platformV4_packages}
+platform = espressif32@~5.2.0                  ;; alternative platform, might help in case you experience bootloops due to corrupted flash filesystem
+platform_packages =
+board = esp32-c3-devkitm-1
+upload_speed = 256000 ;; 921600
+
+build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
+  -D USERMOD_DALLASTEMPERATURE ;; disabled because it hangs during usermod setup on -S2 (autodetect broken?)
+  -D USE_ALT_DISPLAY ;; four line display seems to have problems with I2C - it hangs during usermod setup
+  -D USERMOD_FOUR_LINE_DISPLAY ;; see above
+  -D USERMOD_ROTARY_ENCODER_UI ;; see above
+  -D WLED_ENABLE_DMX ;; disabled because it does not work with ESP-IDF 4.4.x (buggy driver in SparkFunDMX)
+
+build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32.build_flagsV4} ${esp32c3.build_flags} 
+  -D WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT=0 -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
+  ${common_mm.build_flags_min} ${common_mm.build_flags_max}
+  -Wno-misleading-indentation -Wno-format-truncation
+  -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=esp32c3dev_4MB_max
+  ; -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=1  ;; enable CDC USB -> needed for debugging over serial USB
+  -D SERVERNAME='"WLED-C3"'
+  ;-D WLED_DISABLE_INFRARED ;; save flash space
+  ;-D WLED_DISABLE_ALEXA    ;; save flash space
+  -D LEDPIN=8 ;; onboard neopixel 5x5 Matrix. Attach your own LEDs to GPIO 20
+  -D BTNPIN=9
+  -D STATUSLED=10 ;; onboard LED
+  ;-D RLYPIN=3
+  ;-D IRPIN=2
+  ;-D HW_PIN_SCL=1 ;; for I2C Qwiic connector
+  ;-D HW_PIN_SDA=0 ;; for I2C Qwiic connector
+  -D SR_DMTYPE=1 -D I2S_SDPIN=5 -D I2S_WSPIN=6 -D I2S_CKPIN=4 -D MCLK_PIN=7
+  -D WLED_USE_MY_CONFIG
+
+lib_deps = ${env.lib_deps} ${esp32c3.lib_deps} ${common_mm.lib_deps_min} ${common_mm.lib_deps_V4_max}
+;lib_ignore = IRremoteESP8266 ; use with WLED_DISABLE_INFRARED for faster compilation
+;monitor_filters = esp32_exception_decoder
+
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # custom board configurations
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index b0c1527a..3e86e0ad 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  */
 
 // version code in format yymmddb (b = daily build)
-#define VERSION 2301141
+#define VERSION 2301142
 
 //uncomment this if you have a "my_config.h" file you'd like to use
 //#define WLED_USE_MY_CONFIG